Week in Review

Three runs this week:

Today = 25 K (started slightly after 6 AM to beat the heat)
Thursday = 3.25 K
Tuesday = 3 K

YTD = 926.0 K (half year total, projected for 1950 K for the year)

East view on Front Street - Union Station, Royal York hotel, L-shaped condo

View of Toronto Islands

Toronto Harbourfront

HT0 park

Queens Quay and Spadina

Entering Bill Davis Park

Ontario Place

View of Lake Ontario

View of CN Tower, Rogers Centre

Sugar Beach

William Berzy Park -- the dog fountain!

Week in Review

Week in Review

Today = 5.5 K (had to wait until afternoon for rain to stop)
Yesterday = 6.5 K
last Thursday = 3 K
last Wednesday = 3 K

YTD = 894.5 K

Niagara Ultra 50 K photo race report

Niagara Ultra 50 K
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Ultra/full marathon #61

Seventh consecutive year running the 50 K race. Very scenic route along the Niagara River trail. First 10 K cloudy; rest was sunny - not good as the temperature went up and running in the sun. Loyal volunteers at every 5 K hydration station as well as on the route.

Chip time = 7:42:25

Start line - all half marathon, full marathon, 50 K, 100 K sold out!

Amazing view

Half marathon turnaround

Steep incline; good news is out-and-back course  so will be downhill on return. 

Steep incline for 1 K; very scenic!

Hydroelectricity

17 K

Turnaround for full marathon

Bridge to USA

Selfie at Niagara Falls

25 K turnaround

Selfie at Floral Clock

Finish line in sight!

Bud wearing the finisher's medal

Three photos downloaded from race web site:

We're off!

Taken on course

Moments from finish line!

28 K long run

Next Saturday is the Niagara Ultra 50 K run. Last year was hot and humid so hoping for cooler weather. 

Today = 4 K

Yesterday = 28 K

last Thursday = 2.5 K

June 3 = 5.5 K

YTD = 823.5 K

View of Lake Ontario

Ontario Place

Chow Chow!

Amazing view of CN Tower and Rogers Centre

Harbourfront

Toronto Ferry

Cherry Beach

Martin Goodman Trail

Lower Don Valley Trail

25 K long run

After five full marathons in five consecutive weeks, it's time to return to weekend long run. Today 25 K on the Martin Goodman Trail. Cloudy most of the run and then the sun came out and it got warmer.

Yesterday = 4.5 K

Two weeks until the Niagara Ultra 50 K. Hoping for cooler weather than last year's hot and humid weather.

YTD = 783.5 K