Running in Year 2023 (Goal 2023 km)

Saturday, April 29, 2017

3 weekday runs... tomorrow is Waterloo Marathon!

Three weekday runs:
* Today = 4 K
* Thursday = 4.3 K
* Wednesday = 5 K

YTD = 556.1 K

Tomorrow is Waterloo Marathon! Hoping it will not rain along the scenic route!

Sunday, April 23, 2017

25 K long run today... one week until Waterloo Marathon

Wednesday = 5 K
Yesterday = 5 K
Today = 25 K

Next Sunday is Waterloo Marathon!!!

YTD = 542.8 K

Sunny and 14C today - great running conditions!
A rough-haired chow!
Heading west on Martin Goodman Trail - approaching CNE
Lots of runners on Martin Goodman Trail
Distant view of Humber River Bridge. 
View of Lake Ontario and approaching Humber River Bridge. 
Humber River Bridge
West of Humber River Bridge - lots of condos
Turnaround - view of CN Tower
West...
Heading back to Humber River Bridge.
View of Ontario Place in the distance.

Monday, April 17, 2017

5K run; registered for Waterloo Marathon

5 K run on Easter Monday.

This weekend, I signed up for:

* Waterloo Marathon - Sunday, April 30
* Niagara Falls International Marathon - Sunday, October 15

Eyeing the Mempsis Marathon in early December - registration not yet open.

YTD = 507.8 K

Saturday, April 15, 2017

32 K long run today - showers...

Today = 32 K
Yesterday = 5.35 K
Tuesday = 5 K

YTD = 502.8 K

8C, showers. Heading east on Front Street (to the left Royal York Hotel, to the right Union Station)

Sugar Beach Park and George Brown College

Cherry Beach Park

Tommy Thompson Park

Harbourfront - the rain has stopped!


CNE
Bud and I went to the Toronto Pet Show yesterday. Bud enjoyed meeting many dogs.

an exotic bird!


Sunday, April 9, 2017

32 K long run

This week 3 runs:

* Thursday = 5 K
* Saturday = 5 K
* Today = 32 K

YTD = 460.4 K

14C and cloudy - excellent running weather! Lots of runners,  bicyclists on Martin Goodman Trail. 

Didn't know there was an MEC race today at Coronation Park - 5K, 10K, 15K

Ontario Place
Many runners in shorts. 
Approaching Humber River Bridge. Lots of condos in background.
Lots of canine friends on walks.

View of CN Tower
A man photographing a swan (left)








Harbourfront

Toronto Ferry Docks

Leafs made it to the playoffs! Lots of people wearing Leaf jerseys on Front Street.

Sunday, April 2, 2017

30 K run today - amazing weather!

Three runs this week:
* Wednesday = 5 K
* Yesterday = 5 K
* Today = 30 K (16C -- amazing!!)

YTD = 418.4 K

St. Lawrence Market area

Cherry Beach Park

Martin Goodman Trail - runners wearing shorts in 16C weather.
Tommy Thompson Park - lots of runners, walkers, bicyclists

What happened to the trees??

"Discovered" this trail last summer

Cloudy... now heading east on Lakeshore to Humber Bay Park
Boardwalk busy with lots of dogs!


1/2 chow?
Black chow! So many dogs on the boardwalk.

Sugar Beach Park

Toronto Ferries

Harbourfront

Bud enjoying a new bully stick!