Got an e-mail yesterday that the Toronto Waterfront Marathon has a route change. It affects the first 10 K of the race. Not sure I like it but it's more scenic. It involves running north on University - hmm... not easy. Less than 2 months away!
"The dramtic new enhancements fall in the first 10km section of the Course, allowing both marathoners and half-marathoners to benefit. After a one-year hiatus caused by construction last year, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half returns to Nathan Phillips Square, with its signature Finish line on Bay between Old and New City Halls. The Start remains on the West side of the Square, on University Avenue, but now proceeds North to Queens Park, East on Wellesley, North on Church Street, West on Bloor past Toronto’s “Magnificent Mile”, South on St.George through the University of Toronto, West on College, passing Chinatown at Spadina and Kensington Market at Augusta, before running South on Bathurst to the Lakeshore, and resuming the old route. This year, the West-end turnaround will be at Ellis rather than Windermere. The East end turnaround will be on Queen at Beach Avenue, allowing the race to cut the tough hill and nasty u-turn at Neville Park, that came at the 34km mark previously."http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/blog/2012/07/blockbuster-course-enhancements-to-2012-scotiabank-toronto-waterfront-marathon-half-marathon/
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