richie-rich wrote: think i'll take my winter tires off today and hope the snow is done

I'll be right over

Very impressive! Nice running

Doonst, the future is so bright you gotta wear shades!
Nice running!

Wow, Anne. Nicely done!

Congratulations, you had a great race and a fun time to go with it!

Congrats on a wonderful, meaningful PB. Way to go!

Habs4ever wrote:Nicely done Jenn. You've had so much going on lately, it's nice to see you having great results while having to cut back a bit on running.

+1
You ran a great race, congratulations!

Thanks all for your kind and encouraging words! 3:41 first km feels a little fast - think that caught up with you on the back half? well it likely did in one way or another, but that's the opening I wanted and when I saw the time on my watch I was happy about it :D I probably leapfrogged with you af...

I am pretty sure I was running behind you when you took your first walking steps at about 2.5 k and I was surprised because from my point of view your running looked fine, not like someone who was cramping, limping or breathing hard. So it must have been something internal that shut you down. There ...

2:00 for 30k isn't bad at all for a weekend warrior.

Still true and still an inspiring run!

Really solid racing! Those splits are so consistent. Well done.
Nice chatting with you, if only for a few minutes, before the race!

That was the goal, to have a great race and I did. It's sometimes hard to articulate why a "great race" often feels better than a PB, especially when the two often go together. I like your approach of focusing on the process and mindset that you could control, rather than the end result. ...

well done!
You are going to be burning up the trails this year!

Great result Tortoise! My condolences to your other PBs which will surely be falling this year too!

Nicely done Lisa!
Agree with you about the corrals, the start looked super congested.

Alfie fail to provide an interesting race report! Well done with a new PB!

My first race report in long time! (quoted from my journal) Many positives to come out of today's race for me. This definitely goes onto the list for next year. Had a chance to meet several maniacs for the first time (Mark, HCcD, Purdy65, toobusy) along with Robbie-T, Doonst, casual runner, mid-pack...

b_squared wrote:FYI for anyone heading into Hamilton this a.m. Hwy 403 into Ham is completely closed @ 9:40
ETA Plains Rd thru Burlington and York are both good alternates

All lanes open

I am so bummed I am not running this year - but I am hosting our 'family' birthday party on sunday afternoon. Good luck to all of you...and I will be tracking you and waiting for race reports!! I may however go to the race expo tomorrow to see if I can do some shopping :wink: If anyone has gone tod...

FYI for anyone heading into Hamilton this a.m. Hwy 403 into Ham is completely closed @ 9:40
ETA Plains Rd thru Burlington and York are both good alternates

Double Bellybuster wrote:

b_squared wrote:What time do folks expect to start gathering in section 122?

Same arrival time as the gold medalists for me!

Of course I'm taking a school bus the last 15K.

lol, i meant before the race!
I'll likely show up about 8-8:15am or so.

What time do folks expect to start gathering in section 122?

Annelizabeth wrote:Feels like -2 is not improving.

It's going to be crisp! The overnight low is projected at -10 so it'll still be cool all morning!

I am in the same boat as you La, with races of multiple distances coming up. When I have similar questions I like to refer back to this post by Robbie-T and other comments in that thread, which basically add up to: training for races 5k up to half-m is quite similar, with maybe slight changes in emp...

Congratulations, that's super!

I like this:

Somewhere along the line, all your numerical idealisms fall away and your only hope is to keep going

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