Whitby International Marathon Photo Race Report
- sunny, cool breeze, low 20s C
- scenic route; different route than last time I ran it
- $35 registration for full marathon
- gels on site
- excellent volunteers - fluid stations, medic people on bikes
- bib pick up on morning of race - this saves a trip!
- concerns: cotton t-shirt, same finisher medal each year
- overall: pleased with race - will sign up again for next year
- Happy to complete full/ultra marathon #37.
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Start line! Approximately 65 registered for the full marathon - a small race. |
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1 K done. Scenic route! It's 10.5 K then turnaround. Then repeat - for the 42.2 K |
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Downhill and then turnaround. |
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View of Lake Ontario |
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Another view of Lake Ontario |
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Turnaround at 10.5 K |
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Excellent volunteers at the fluid stations! Some stations only had water - but there was plenty. |
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Finish line! |
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Bud celebrating the accomplishment! |
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Surprised the finisher's medal is the same each year! Now own 3 of the same medals! |
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A cotton t-shirt! This is a first. |
YTD = 594.9 K
Don't know what my finisher's time is yet - approximately 5H 30 M. A volunteer had a "pan" to clock the finisher's time and another volunteer took out the electronic timer on the back of the bib.