Running in Year 2023 (Goal 2023 km)

Sunday, October 15, 2017

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

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Niagara Falls Marathon tomorrow!

All set for full/ultra marathon #52 tomorrow: Niagara Falls International Marathon. Forecasted weather is rain with 30C humidity. Looking forward to earning the finisher's medal.



Verifying time chip activation.


tech shirt


Monday, October 9, 2017

Reached 1000 Miles!

Thrilled to report I have reached my running goal of 1000 miles - with 1.5 months to go. This year will the most I have run in my 10-year running career.

Wednesday = 5 K
Saturday = 5 K
Sunday = 24.5 K
Today = 3.5 K

YTD = 1604.2 K

Yesterday's long run - west on Martin Goodman Trail - leaves yet to turn colour.

Humer River Bridge in background.

View of Humber River Bridge. This part of the trail is now open - has been closed all summer due to flooding.

Ontario Place is now open -- Trillium Park. Haven't been here in 20 years?? Makes me wonder how Ontario Place closed. 





Sunday, October 1, 2017

Week in Review

This past week:

* Today = 5.8 K
* Yesterday = 25 K long run
* Wednesday = 5 K
* Tuesday = 5 K

YTD = 1566.2 K

Saturday morning - cool 8C and sunny

Toronto Inuksuk

Fall colours yet to arrive. Approaching Humber Bay bridge. 


Not sure what this part of the trail is called... very scenic.


Turnaround... heading back home!

This is new... replaced TORONTO sign

CN Tower in the background

Humber River bridge.




Went through the CNE.