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| Start line! 5200 participants in the 30K. |
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| And we're off! Glad the forecasted rain stayed away. About 5C and overcast throughout. |
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| 1K: "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." |
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| 2K: "You don't have to run fast... You just have to run!" |
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| 3K: "Don't limit your challenges. Challenge your limits." |
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| 4K: "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." |
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| 5K: uphill - can't read sign |
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| 6K: again can't read sign |
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| 7K: "May the course be with you!" |
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| 8K: Another uphill "climb" |
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| 9K: Seems like uphill "climbs" throughout the race! |
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| 10K reached! Time mat. |
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| 11K: "The look ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you." |
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| Water stations every 3 K. |
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| 12K: "The ability to run 30K lies between your ears." |
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| 13K: "Don't cry the blues... dig deep and remove those shoes." |
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| 14K: "Life's greatest adventure is in doing one's very best." |
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| 15K: Couldn't capture the timer as pressed wrong button on phone. |
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| Approaching the bridge - this bridge opens up for boats. |
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| 16K: "Courage to start; strength to endure; resolve to finish!" |
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| 17K: "A goal should scare you a little, and excite you A LOT!" |
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| This is the same route as the Hamilton Marathon in early November! |
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| 18K: Racing is the fun part, it's the reward for all your hard work." |
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| 19K: "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." |
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| 20K: "If you believe it, the mind can achieve it!" |
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| Scenic view - always appreciate spectators standing in the cold. |
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| 21K: "This is not a hill but a mound of opportunity." |
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| 22K: "It's supposed to be hard... the hard is what makes it great." |
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| 23K: "Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit." Appreciate the community support with bananas. |
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| Canine friends! |
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| 24K: "Legs don't fail me now!" |
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| 25K: "If you still look at this point, you didn't run hard enough." |
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| 10th year participating in ATB - 10th time meeting this wonderful man playing the Queens song. A highlight of ATB! |
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| Crossing the bridge; the HILL is in the background. |
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| Great to have the hill back after 2 years of detour route. So steep. |
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| More walking uphill. |
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| 26K: "Wow, that's a lot of work for a banana!" |
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| Final climb. |
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| Back in Hamilton. 27K: "All it takes is all you've got." |
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| Grim Reapor!!! |
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| 28K: "You got this!" |
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| Great shirt: "Dear God: Please let there be someone behind me to read this." |
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| 29K: "The finish line is just the beginning... See you next year!" |
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| Approaching turn into the colosseum! |
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| Approaching finish line! |
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| The medal! |
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| Bud - proud little brother! |
Chip Time = 4:09:10.8
