Running in Year 2023 (Goal 2023 km)

Saturday, March 23, 2019

25 K run today

25 K run today on the Martin Goodman Trail. Last Thursday, 5.5 K run while waiting for my car to have oil change and tire change.

YTD = 331.6 K
Spring has arrived. Snow melted. View of Lake Ontario.

Martin Goodman Trail... Canadian National Exhibition. 

William Davis Park... Lake Ontario view


Ontario Place


View of CN Tower
 
Heading west on Martin Goodman Trail
 

Humber River Bridge


Wow - tree branch cut in half
 

Ontario Place

A chow!!!

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Month in Review

Need to get back to the routine of posting weekly.

Today = 21.1 K
Yesterday = 4.5 K
Thursday, March 14 (Pi Day) = 2.5 K
Tuesday, March 12 = 11 K
Monday, March 11 = 5.8 K
Saturday, March 9 = 17.5 K
March 3 = 10 K
March 2 = 15 K
February 25 = 5.5 K
February 24 = 6.5 K
February 23 = 15 K
February 18 = 11.5 K
February 17 = 8.5 K
February 16 = 11.5 K

YTD = 301.2 K


Lake Ontario view - snow has melted... spring around the corner. 

CNE in background

William Davis Park - view of Lake Ontario

Entering Ontario Place


Nice view of CN Tower

Lake Ontario frozen

Sunday, February 10, 2019

This Week

This week:
  • Tuesday = 8 K
  • Saturday = 8 K
  • Today = 7.5 K


YTD = 155.2 K

Ice Sculptures:
Harry Rosen on Bloor St & Bay

Hudson's Bay Centre on Bloor & Yonge

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Last 2 Weeks

* Today = 11.75 K
* Yesterday = 9 K
* January 27 = 8.5 K
* January 26 = 15 K

YTD = 131.75 K

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Last 2 weeks -- snow has finally arrived

Last Two Weeks:


  • Today = 4.75 K (snow!)
  • Yesterday = 9.5 K
  • January 18 = 9.5 K

  • January 13 = 12.5 K
  • January 12 = 6 K
  • January 10 = 3.5 K

YTD = 87.5 K

Very cold weather today. Snow yesterday evening. 

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Week in Review - back to work tomorrow

Week in review:

  • Today = 16 K
  • Yesterday = 6.5 K
  • January 4 = 3 K
  • January 2 = 11 K
  • January 1 = 5 K
YTD = 41.5 K

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Year 2018 in Review

2018 was an injury-free year of running.

  • 2018 running total = 1961 K
  • Life-time running total (since 2008) = 17 927 K  
  • Life-time totals = 59 full marathons and 7 ultra 50 K
  • 11 full marathons and 1 ultra 50 K this year:
    • 6:26:36 Memphis Marathon, December 1, 2018
    • 6:18:39 Hamilton Marathon, November 4, 2018
    • 5:45:56.4 Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 21, 2018
    • 5:54:58 Niagara Falls Marathon, October 14, 2018
    • 6:15:16 Montreal Marathon, September 24, 2018
    • 7:42:25 Niagara Ultra, June 16, 2018
    • 5:30:45 Ottawa Marathon, May 28, 2018
    • 5:38:50 Whitby International Marathon, May 19, 2018
    • 5:41:42 Dunnville (Mudcat) Marathon, May 12, 2018
    • 5:58:58.0 Toronto Marathon, May 6, 2018
    • 6:19:05 Waterloo Marathon, April 29, 2018
    • 6:05:31 St. Louis Marathon, April 8, 2018
  • 2018 was particularly difficult as I lost my best friend, Bud, abruptly in early September. Bud wore my finisher's medals. I miss him!!!
  • Looking forward to 2019 including two USA marathons: Atlanta and Chicago. Eyeing the mid-July Massey, Ontario marathon. 
  • Photos from 2018:
  • St. Louis Marathon - gateway arch in background!

Niagara Falls International Marathon

Memphis Marathon