The year 2023 is off to a great start. Tomorrow I return to work so this past week of holidays has been good for running for a total of 40 K:
Review of 2022
Completed 8 races -- all in Ontario: (Total = 81 full/ultra marathons completed)
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| Elmo in bottom left corner of photo -- he chose his favourite medal! |
Looking ahead to 2023
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| View of CNE Princess Gates |
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| Lake Ontario on the left |
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| Humber River Bridge |
Hamilton Marathon
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Full/ultra marathon #81
5 hours, 26 minutes, 14 seconds
Ultra Marathon (=11)
* 9:28:34.8 (Run) That Dam Hill, 60.77 K (2.2508 K x 27 laps), September 17, 2022
* 7:15:15 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 18, 2022
* 7:55:45 (Run) That Dam Hill, 51.19 K, September 14, 2019
* 7:11:08 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 14, 2019
* 7:42:25 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 16, 2018
* 8:05:02 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 17, 2017
* 7:29:39 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 18, 2016
* 6:45:03 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 20, 2015
* 6:46:09 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 14, 2014
* 6:30:12 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 22, 2013
* 6:07:35 (Run) Niagara Ultra, June 23, 2012 [PB]
Full Marathon (=70)
* 5:26:14 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 6, 2022
* 5:35:09 (Run) Niagara Falls Marathon, October 23, 2022
* 5:40:06 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 16, 2022
* 6:21:48 (Run) Picton Marathon, October 2, 2022
* 5:53:15 (Run) Georgina Marathon, September 11, 2022
* 5:50:26.0 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 1, 2022
* 6:07:54 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 20, 2019
* 6:16:56.6 (Run) Picton Marathon, October 6, 2019
* 5:38:45.9 (Run) Mudcat (Dunnville) Marathon, May 11, 2019
* 5:27:40 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 5, 2019
* 5:46:31 (Run) Waterloo Marathon, April 28, 2019
* 6:26:36 (Run) Memphis Marathon, December 1, 2018
* 6:18:39 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 4, 2018
* 5:45:56.4 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 21, 2018
* 5:54:58 (Run) Niagara Falls Marathon, October 14, 2018
* 6:15:16 (Run) Montreal Marathon, September 24, 2018
* 5:30:45 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 28, 2018
* 5:38:50 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May 19, 2018
* 5:41:42 (Run) Dunnville (Mudcat) Marathon, May 12, 2018
* 5:58:58.0 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 6, 2018
* 6:19:05 (Run) Waterloo Marathon, April 29, 2018
* 6:05:31 (Run) St. Louis Marathon, April 8, 2018
* 5:54:46 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, October 5, 2017
* 5:32:32.5 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 22, 2017
* 6:22:57 (Run) Niagara Falls Marathon, October 15, 2017
* 6:09:07 (Run) Marathon by the Sea (St. John, NB), August 13, 2017
* 5:40:39.7 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 28, 2017
* 5:21:21 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May 21, 2017
* 5:43:41.03 (Run) Dunnville Mudcat Marathon, May 13, 2017
* 5:37:36.8 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 7, 2017
* 5:56:33 (Run) Waterloo Marathon, April 30, 2017
* 6:13:40 (Run) Philadelphia Marathon, November 20, 2016
* 5:59:33 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 6, 2016
* 6:07:23 (Run) Niagara Falls International Marathon, October 30, 2016
* 5:29:17.3 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2016
* 6:13:17.8 (Run) Montreal Marathon 2016
* 5:49:12 (Run) Ottawa Marathon 2016
* 5:29:58.8 (Run) Whitby International Marathon
* 5:38:30 (Run) Toronto Marathon 2016
* 6:09:12 (Run) Dallas Marathon 2015
* 5:42:02 (Run) Hamilton Marathon 2015
*5:14:55.4 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 18, 2015
* 5:30:27.7 (Run) Picton Marathon, October 4, 2015
* 5:32:53.5 (Run) Quebec City Marathon, August 30, 2015
* 5:23:17.0 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 24, 2015
* 5:02:46.2 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 3, 2015
* 5:32:58 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 2, 2014
* 5:51.44.4 (Run) Niagara Falls International Marathon, October 26, 2014
* 5:15:06.0 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 19, 2014
* 5:16:20 (Run) Montreal Marathon, September 28, 2014
* 4:54:32 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 25, 2014
* 4:53:10.1 (Run) Mississauga Marathon, May 4, 2014
* 5:10:23 (Run) Hamilton Marathon Run2Hope, November 1, 2013
* 4:40:22 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 20, 2013
* 4:36:56 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May 26, 2013
* 4:31:15.6 (Run) Mississauga Marathon, May 5, 2013
* 4:45:25 (Run) Hamilton Road2Hope Marathon, November 4, 2012
* 4:56:44 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 14, 2012
* 4:34:42 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May 27, 2012
* 4:35:49 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 6, 2012
* 4:10:54.3 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 16, 2011
* 4:21:28.2 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 15, 2011
* 4:10:36.2 (Run) Toronto Marathon, October 17, 2010
* 4:10:32 (Run) Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront, September 26, 2010
* 4:17:09.9 (Run) Mississauga, May 16, 2010
* 4:07:41.1 (Run) Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront, September 27, 2009 [PB]
* 4:26:29 (Run) Mississauga, May 10, 2009
* 6:16:18 (Walk) Road 2 Hope, November 4, 2007
* 5:57:07.9 (Walk; Ran last 2K), Scotiabank Toronto, September 30, 2007
* 6:18:01.9 (Walk) Mississauga, May 13, 2007
Niagara Falls Marathon
- start and end in Niagara Falls
- amazing weather and scenery
- Chip time = 5:35.09
- #80 full/ultra marathon complete!
Ultra Marathon (=11)
* 9:28:34.8 (Run) That Dam Hill, 60.77 K (2.2508 K
x 27 laps), September 17, 2022
* 7:15:15 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 18, 2022
* 7:55:45 (Run) That Dam Hill, 51.19 K, September
14, 2019
* 7:11:08 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 14, 2019
* 7:42:25 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 16, 2018
* 8:05:02 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 17, 2017
* 7:29:39 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 18, 2016
* 6:45:03 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 20, 2015
* 6:46:09 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 14, 2014
* 6:30:12 (Run) Niagara Ultra 50 K, June 22, 2013
* 6:07:35 (Run) Niagara Ultra, June 23, 2012 [PB]
Full Marathon (=69)
* 5:35:09 (Run) Niagara Falls Marathon, October
23, 2022
* 5:40:06 (Run) Toronto
Waterfront Marathon, October 16, 2022
* 6:21:48 (Run) Picton Marathon, October 2, 2022
* 5:53:15 (Run) Georgina Marathon, September 11,
2022
* 5:50:26.0 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 1, 2022
* 6:07:54 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 20, 2019
* 6:16:56.6 (Run) Picton Marathon, October 6, 2019
* 5:38:45.9 (Run) Mudcat (Dunnville) Marathon, May
11, 2019
* 5:27:40 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 5, 2019
* 5:46:31 (Run) Waterloo Marathon, April 28, 2019
* 6:26:36 (Run) Memphis Marathon, December 1, 2018
* 6:18:39 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 4, 2018
* 5:45:56.4 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 21, 2018
* 5:54:58 (Run) Niagara Falls Marathon, October
14, 2018
* 6:15:16 (Run) Montreal Marathon, September 24,
2018
* 5:30:45 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 28, 2018
* 5:38:50 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May
19, 2018
* 5:41:42 (Run) Dunnville (Mudcat) Marathon, May
12, 2018
* 5:58:58.0 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 6, 2018
* 6:19:05 (Run) Waterloo Marathon, April 29, 2018
* 6:05:31 (Run) St. Louis Marathon, April 8, 2018
* 5:54:46 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, October 5, 2017
* 5:32:32.5 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 22, 2017
* 6:22:57 (Run) Niagara Falls Marathon, October
15, 2017
* 6:09:07 (Run) Marathon by the Sea (St. John,
NB), August 13, 2017
* 5:40:39.7 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 28, 2017
* 5:21:21 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May
21, 2017
* 5:43:41.03 (Run) Dunnville Mudcat Marathon, May
13, 2017
* 5:37:36.8 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 7, 2017
* 5:56:33 (Run) Waterloo Marathon, April 30, 2017
* 6:13:40 (Run) Philadelphia Marathon, November 20,
2016
* 5:59:33 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 6, 2016
* 6:07:23 (Run) Niagara Falls International
Marathon, October 30, 2016
* 5:29:17.3 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2016
* 6:13:17.8 (Run) Montreal Marathon 2016
* 5:49:12 (Run) Ottawa Marathon 2016
* 5:29:58.8 (Run) Whitby International Marathon
* 5:38:30 (Run) Toronto Marathon 2016
* 6:09:12 (Run) Dallas Marathon 2015
* 5:42:02 (Run) Hamilton Marathon 2015
*5:14:55.4 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 18, 2015
* 5:30:27.7 (Run) Picton Marathon, October 4, 2015
* 5:32:53.5 (Run) Quebec City Marathon, August 30,
2015
* 5:23:17.0 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 24, 2015
* 5:02:46.2 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 3, 2015
* 5:32:58 (Run) Hamilton Marathon, November 2, 2014
* 5:51.44.4 (Run) Niagara Falls International
Marathon, October 26, 2014
* 5:15:06.0 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 19, 2014
* 5:16:20 (Run) Montreal Marathon, September 28,
2014
* 4:54:32 (Run) Ottawa Marathon, May 25, 2014
* 4:53:10.1 (Run) Mississauga Marathon, May 4, 2014
* 5:10:23 (Run) Hamilton Marathon Run2Hope,
November 1, 2013
* 4:40:22 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 20, 2013
* 4:36:56 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May
26, 2013
* 4:31:15.6 (Run) Mississauga Marathon, May 5, 2013
* 4:45:25 (Run) Hamilton Road2Hope Marathon,
November 4, 2012
* 4:56:44 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 14, 2012
* 4:34:42 (Run) Whitby International Marathon, May
27, 2012
* 4:35:49 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 6, 2012
* 4:10:54.3 (Run) Toronto Waterfront Marathon,
October 16, 2011
* 4:21:28.2 (Run) Toronto Marathon, May 15, 2011
* 4:10:36.2 (Run) Toronto Marathon, October 17,
2010
* 4:10:32 (Run) Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront,
September 26, 2010
* 4:17:09.9 (Run) Mississauga, May 16, 2010
* 4:07:41.1 (Run) Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront,
September 27, 2009 [PB]
* 4:26:29 (Run) Mississauga, May 10, 2009
* 6:16:18 (Walk) Road 2 Hope, November 4, 2007
* 5:57:07.9 (Walk; Ran last 2K), Scotiabank
Toronto, September 30, 2007
* 6:18:01.9 (Walk) Mississauga, May 13, 2007
Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Sunday, October 16, 2022
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| Queen's Park Legislative Building |
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| Royal Ontario Museum |
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| Honest Ed's turned condo |
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| Princess Gates - Canadian National Exhibition |
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| Ontario Place |
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| CN Tower, Rogers Centre |
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| St. Lawrence Market |
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| Queen Street East |
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| St. Lawrence Market, Flatiron Building |
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| Old City Hall |
Full/ultra marathon #78 is now complete. County Marathon in Picton is located 225 km from Toronto. Fortunately, there is race day pick-up so I signed up. The fall colours and scenic route were amazing. My concerns are no volunteers at the fluid stations (with 500 mL water and gatorade bottles - such a waste), very few volunteers on the route to help participants stay on course (fortunately, a woman in a car told me I was going the wrong way), and the course markers removed after 6 hours. Grateful I was already in Picton and recognized my surroundings and made it to the finish line (although using a different route). A fanny pack since no t-shirt. Finisher's medal was a bumper sticker.
I visited Quinte Secondary School in Belleville. I worked at this school from September 1997 to June 2001. Sadly, the school closed permanently a few years ago due to low enrolment. Coincidently, my bib number 113 is the classroom number I worked in for the four years!
Three full marathons remaining: Toronto Waterfront, Niagara Falls, Hamilton. All three are well organized.
Ultra Marathon (=11)
Been 2 years of pause during pandemic of competing in road races.
* For 2022, have completed 2 full marathons and 2 ultra marathons to date.
* Have signed up for 4 additional races for the fall running season: Picton Marathon, Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Niagara Falls Marathon, and Hamilton Marathon.
* Unable to update the below totals in the side bars.
Ultra Marathon (=11)
