Running in Year 2023 (Goal 2023 km)

Sunday, May 26, 2019

21.1 K long run today

Couldn't attend the Ottawa Marathon this morning due to family commitments. Looking forward to Niagara Ultra 50 K in three weeks.

YTD = 649.8 K

Today = 21.1 K

Queen's Quay and Spadina - view of Lake Ontario

Ireland Park - to honour those who immigrated to Toronto from Ireland after the Potato Famine. 




Chow Chow!

Walk for cystic fibrosis - 4000 Canadians have CF

Ontario Place


Wow - water overflow again this year



Heading west on Martin Goodman Trail


Sunday, May 12, 2019

Mudcat Full Marathon - photo race report

Mudcat Full Marathon Photo Race Report

  • Ran the full marathon in Dunnville yesterday. 
  • Amazing weather conditions for running - cool, sunny/cloudy
  • Well organized race from start to finish
  • Happy to run this race for the past three years (race is three years old)
  • Full/ultra marathon #69 is now complete.
  • Chip time = 5 hours, 38 minutes, 45.9 seconds


Start line - parked at finish and bussed to start line. Grateful there is race day pick-up. 

Scenic view -- past the 1 K

2 K -- missed the 1 K sign so need to be on the look out.

3 K

Another scenic view

Grateful it did not rain - can't believe how muddy the gravel road would be.

5 K

6 K

7 K - glad the route is well marked with cones. Throughout the entire full marathon, I passed by four runners. Few spectators and amazing volunteers at the fluid stations. 

8 K

9 K

10 K

11 K

Scenic view with farm and windmills

12 K

13 K - gravel and rocky - again, glad there was no rain!

14 K -- a third one!


15 K

16 K

17 K

18 K

19 K

Now heading in another direction - scenic rural view - police are from the OPP

21 K -- half way there! This is the starting line for the half marathon

22.1 K

23.1 K - For the second half of the race, there was uphill incline. 

24.1 K

25.1 K

26.1 K -- amazing running weather

27.1 K

28.1

29.1 K

30.1 K

Sign point to Dunnville.

31.1 K

32.1 K

33.1 K

34.1 K

35.1 K

36.1 K

37.1 K

38.2 K

39.2 K

40.2 K


To the left is "Muddy", the Dunnville mascot! 

Banner to welcome the marathon.

41.2 K

Finish line now visible