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