Got up at 3am (!!!) (So did Emma to make sure I didn't sleep in, then went to bed again - sweety!!) and got ready, and out the door. Sure is nice to drive into the city before rush hour.
Got to the airport and going through customs thought I spotted teacher/friend Julie L. Sure enough, there she was, flying to california. Enjoyed coffee together then boarded for NYC.
Sky was dark at lift-off, but beautiful orange sky towards NY - a good omen? Over NY state there is snow on the grownd. I am really looking forward to this adventure. Too bad my family isn't here.
Landing shortly.
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31 October 2008
21 October 2008
Toronto International Marathon
I ran the Toronto Marathon and had a great day. The best part is that I ran 35km with Art Kilgour of guelph - a super nice guy. My legs are a little tired, but i finished the last 5km strong and felt good at the finish. I am very excited about NY. I can hardly wait. The only drag is missing Hallowe'en.
But here is my short TO marathon story for everyone... We went up to New Liskeard area for Thanksgiving, then on the way down, Elise dropped me off at bus in North Bay where i went to Ottawa, Elise and kids to Guelph. I had a 4 day pilot course on biogas systems we were evaluating. I got back late Fri night. I was so busy i was not really thinking about preparing for marathon weekend. i was going to stay with my friend Leslie at Young and Shepard near the race start. On Sat at 4:20pm i came in from closing the pool for the winter, working on side entrance of house. Ready to head to Leslie's then it dawned on me [I'm a little slow] that i didn't get my race kit. My sister couldn't pick it up for me at the last minute. i was all cheesed off that i couldn't get my kit and could not run. So i figured maybe nice that i am finally home with the family after being away so many days. I posted on facebook Sat night my unhappy state. Sunday morning i am up early and my friend Peter of mynextrace.com had sent me a message saying "go to the start, ask for Marc or Steve", i packed my bag, jumped in the car, and dashed to Toronto yesterday morning at 8am. I got to Leslie's at 7:50 and she drove me to the start. I got to the race timers and with my race email confirmation and the message from Peter, they gave me a bib and chip 2minutes before race start. Put them on, looked at the pack to mush myself into and I saw my friend Art. 5 second count down, and the race was on!!
He and I are about equally paced, so we ran very consistent they whole way through TO and out along the Lakeshore west. It was great running with him as we chatted, and kept a very consistent pace. The race conditions were excellent, perfect temperature and no wind, nice sun. I saw my sister and her daughter Erica at Young and Lawrence area, which was fun. At km 26 he wanted to walk and rest a few seconds at a water station. Neither of us were watching our watches, but our km splits were very very consistent. good when running with a friend! The course through the city was really nice. Going out westward along the Lakeshore trail was nice. We kept wondering when we would see the leading pack heading East back to the finish, but the race leaders were really relatively slow. We were not that far behind them.
I saw a Japanese friend of mine who passed us [i later caught up with him and passed him]. i also saw an endurrun guy Steve and his wife working at a water station. Saw Holgar too - another endurrunner.
Art needed to run his own race at his own pace. While i said i'd stick with him, i knew that if i kept with him he may be feeling obliged to not run the best pace for him. Regretfully, i moved on and he took some wise rest stops through water stations. It was great to have such a running comrade.
At 38km a very nice spectator was handing out oranges and pretzels [in a little cup]. I know that pretzels are a favourite running munchy, so i tried them for the first time. The water stations along the course were not as frequent as I would have liked, esp on the second half. With 5 little pretzels in my mouth, and being dehydrated, there was no way i was able to get them down, they were a thick ball of dry carbs. I was chewing for about 1km !! Eventually i had to get rid of them, but didn't want to spit them out with a crowd around, could be looking like i was spewing a gall bladder! I discretely spit the dry mass into my hand and tossed away. But now my mouth was SOOOO dry! And no water station in sight. Ran on several minutes longer, and an enthusiastic cheering girl on Bay Street had a half full water bottle on the ground next to her. I motioned that i wanted it and she gladly gave it too me. Looked clean to me. That was great as I only had less than 2km left - 7min or so, but really needed it.
Up the long climb of University and you could see the Queens park building. Unfortunately you can see it quite aways away. No matter, just kept running along to the finish. I saw my friend Duff [endurrun guy] at 41km. So up around Queens Park and the the finish line. No glorious finish, just a comfortable finish across the line. Felt perfectly fine at the finish. I waited for Art to come through [6min after] and we walked over to the water. I got a quick stretching in the massage tent which was helpful [as i could feel my legs getting a little tight]. Then, basically grabbed some bagels, banana, granola bars, and headed off to the subway on Young St. Got up to Leslie's place, wee visit there, got my car, and headed tp home sweet home.
Today i feel fine, legs a bit tight, but actually quite good.
that's it! Hope Art is feeling good today, both his legs and his spirits. A solid run!
... and a 4o'clock massage. Then, getting ready for NYC marathon in 2 weeks. Then take a break for the season.
My time : 3:14:12.6. Boston was 3:15:21 in April, ENDURrun in Aug 3:11:42, Scotiabank Waterfront in Sept 3:14:25.4, Run for the Toad 50km trail 4:41:52.
chris
But here is my short TO marathon story for everyone... We went up to New Liskeard area for Thanksgiving, then on the way down, Elise dropped me off at bus in North Bay where i went to Ottawa, Elise and kids to Guelph. I had a 4 day pilot course on biogas systems we were evaluating. I got back late Fri night. I was so busy i was not really thinking about preparing for marathon weekend. i was going to stay with my friend Leslie at Young and Shepard near the race start. On Sat at 4:20pm i came in from closing the pool for the winter, working on side entrance of house. Ready to head to Leslie's then it dawned on me [I'm a little slow] that i didn't get my race kit. My sister couldn't pick it up for me at the last minute. i was all cheesed off that i couldn't get my kit and could not run. So i figured maybe nice that i am finally home with the family after being away so many days. I posted on facebook Sat night my unhappy state. Sunday morning i am up early and my friend Peter of mynextrace.com had sent me a message saying "go to the start, ask for Marc or Steve", i packed my bag, jumped in the car, and dashed to Toronto yesterday morning at 8am. I got to Leslie's at 7:50 and she drove me to the start. I got to the race timers and with my race email confirmation and the message from Peter, they gave me a bib and chip 2minutes before race start. Put them on, looked at the pack to mush myself into and I saw my friend Art. 5 second count down, and the race was on!!
He and I are about equally paced, so we ran very consistent they whole way through TO and out along the Lakeshore west. It was great running with him as we chatted, and kept a very consistent pace. The race conditions were excellent, perfect temperature and no wind, nice sun. I saw my sister and her daughter Erica at Young and Lawrence area, which was fun. At km 26 he wanted to walk and rest a few seconds at a water station. Neither of us were watching our watches, but our km splits were very very consistent. good when running with a friend! The course through the city was really nice. Going out westward along the Lakeshore trail was nice. We kept wondering when we would see the leading pack heading East back to the finish, but the race leaders were really relatively slow. We were not that far behind them.
I saw a Japanese friend of mine who passed us [i later caught up with him and passed him]. i also saw an endurrun guy Steve and his wife working at a water station. Saw Holgar too - another endurrunner.
Art needed to run his own race at his own pace. While i said i'd stick with him, i knew that if i kept with him he may be feeling obliged to not run the best pace for him. Regretfully, i moved on and he took some wise rest stops through water stations. It was great to have such a running comrade.
At 38km a very nice spectator was handing out oranges and pretzels [in a little cup]. I know that pretzels are a favourite running munchy, so i tried them for the first time. The water stations along the course were not as frequent as I would have liked, esp on the second half. With 5 little pretzels in my mouth, and being dehydrated, there was no way i was able to get them down, they were a thick ball of dry carbs. I was chewing for about 1km !! Eventually i had to get rid of them, but didn't want to spit them out with a crowd around, could be looking like i was spewing a gall bladder! I discretely spit the dry mass into my hand and tossed away. But now my mouth was SOOOO dry! And no water station in sight. Ran on several minutes longer, and an enthusiastic cheering girl on Bay Street had a half full water bottle on the ground next to her. I motioned that i wanted it and she gladly gave it too me. Looked clean to me. That was great as I only had less than 2km left - 7min or so, but really needed it.
Up the long climb of University and you could see the Queens park building. Unfortunately you can see it quite aways away. No matter, just kept running along to the finish. I saw my friend Duff [endurrun guy] at 41km. So up around Queens Park and the the finish line. No glorious finish, just a comfortable finish across the line. Felt perfectly fine at the finish. I waited for Art to come through [6min after] and we walked over to the water. I got a quick stretching in the massage tent which was helpful [as i could feel my legs getting a little tight]. Then, basically grabbed some bagels, banana, granola bars, and headed off to the subway on Young St. Got up to Leslie's place, wee visit there, got my car, and headed tp home sweet home.
Today i feel fine, legs a bit tight, but actually quite good.
that's it! Hope Art is feeling good today, both his legs and his spirits. A solid run!
... and a 4o'clock massage. Then, getting ready for NYC marathon in 2 weeks. Then take a break for the season.
My time : 3:14:12.6. Boston was 3:15:21 in April, ENDURrun in Aug 3:11:42, Scotiabank Waterfront in Sept 3:14:25.4, Run for the Toad 50km trail 4:41:52.
chris
2008 Run for the Toad 50km trail race
This was a tough run. It was the second year I ran the 50k here, but given that i had run the Waterfront marathon only 6 days earlier, i certainly felt my legs being fatigued into the second loop of 4. I finished 4:41, 12 minutes slower than last year. But I finished. I'll try to write more about this later. chris
ScotiaBank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
I had a great race there, but it was a while ago, and I am forgetting some of the details, i will check my old emails to see if i can fill in more info here later.
chris
chris
ENDURrun 2008
Hi, I have had a busy summer and fall season of running. I don't have much to report on the ENDURrun, but placed 3rd and i was very happy with that. I was sub 12hrs, and I felt that was pretty amazing. That is a 4:27 pace overall. Go to the website and check out the results, the YouTube videos, and other info. Pretty neat stuff there. I might relay more info, but for now, that is it.
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