23.5 K long run today

The autumn season has definitely arrived. 23.5 K today. One other run this week: Wednesday 4.8 K. Next Sunday is the Hamilton Marathon. This will be full/ultra marathon #54 and my final race for the 2017 year.

YTD = 1735.1 K

Sugar Beach. Neighbouring George Brown College is closed as professors remain strike.

View of Toronto Islands.

Autumn colours.

Ontario Place - view of Lake Ontario

Cinesphere

View of CN Tower

Toronto Waterfront Marathon Photo Race Report - Full/Ultra Marathon #53

Toronto Waterfront Marathon is my favourite race. This is my ninth consecutive year running the full marathon (and walked the full marathon 11 years ago).

Weather was 12C at the start and increased to 21C.

Start line - in purple corral

We're off! Took 20 minutes to reach the start line

Approaching Queen's Park

Royal Ontario Museum

Honest Ed's

Fort York (to the right)

Canadian National Exhibition

Ontario Place

10 K

Super Heros

Wow - a Minion! 

Heading east on the Lakeshore. Uphill -- walked it.

DONUT give up

Water station

CN Tower and Rogers Centre;  uphill

Time for full and half marathoners to diverge on Bay Street

Approaching half way point

To the right is the Lower Don River Trail. 

25 K

Another uphill;  to the left is the "Cube"

I like the out-and-back -- great to see the fast runners on the other side.

30 K

Woodbine Beach Park

Queen Street East

35 K;  heading west on the Lakeshore

39 K;  uphill -- continue heading west to Bay Street

St. Lawrence Market;  less than 2 K to go

500 metres to go!

100 metres to go

Finish line in sight

Finisher's medal

Proud little brother, Bud

Niagara Falls Marathon Photo Race Report

Full/ultra marathon #52 is now in the books. Humid at the start line and welcomed the overcast weather - sun came out momentarily and rained briefly. Windy - sometimes to my back and other times to my face. 

Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Buffalo - viewed the art until the race

Start line - Buffalo

1 mile

2 miles

3 miles

Heading to Peace Bridge to enter Canada

Six Canada Border Security officers guard the Canadian border

9 K

10 K

Thank you to the helpful volunteers

10 miles

17 K

Firefighters volunteered at this water station

Entertainment on the course

20 K

21.1 K

Winds knocked many of the K signs. 22 K

23 K

24 K

15 miles

25 K

26 K

27 K

30 K chip mat

31 K

32 K

20 miles

33 K

34 K

35 K

37 K

38 K

39 K

40 K

41 K

42 K

Finish line!

Proud little brother, Bud.

Here's the prize!

Chip Time = 6:22:57

5 K = 38:20
10 K = 1:20:22
21.1 K = 3:07:34
30 K = 4:20:43


YTD = 1652.85 K