Sunday, November 4, 2018
Full/ultra marathon #65
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| Thrilled that bib number is a palindrome! |
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| 8 AM start line -- made it in time as the Gardiner was closed for maintenance (!) |
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| 1 K -- some uphills -- sunny yet cool weather -- quickly the runners dispersed. |
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| 2 K -- first half of the marathon is in country part of Hamilton |
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| Amazing view of Hamilton |
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| 3 K |
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| 4 K -- scenic route |
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| 5 K |
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| 6 K |
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| 7 K |
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| 8 K -- uphill |
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| 9 K -- thank you to the volunteers who braved the cold weather |
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| 10 K |
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| 11 K |
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| 13 K |
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| 14 K |
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| 15 K |
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| 16 K |
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| 17 K |
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| 18 K |
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| 19 K |
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| 20 K |
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| Time for walking - not good road surface. |
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| 22 K - entering Red Valley Parkway |
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| 23 K |
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| 24 K |
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| 25 K |
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| 26 K |
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| 27 K |
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| 28 K -- leaving the parkway... although downhill, it is at an angle so not always easy -- unfortunately, the hydration station closed so no gels :-( |
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| 29 K -- steep uphill approaching |
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| 30 K |
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| 31 K |
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| 32 K |
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| 33 K |
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| 34 K -- as there were no gels nor gatorade at some of the stations, I went to the convenience store to get Gatorade, chocolate bar, and sour candies -- this helped a lot! |
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| 35 K |
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| 36 K - back to the waterfront trail to the finish line - windy! |
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| 37 K |
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| 38 K |
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| 39 K |
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| 40 K |
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| Finish line in sight! |
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| Finisher's Medal |
Chip time = 6:18:39
Gun time = 6:19:20
10 K = 1:16:53
21.1 K = 2:52:21
30 K = 4:15:39
8:59 min/K
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