I enjoyed it the year I did it. More or less, but the less part was because I tried to go too fast for where I was at

I wasn't poisoned

No, that wasn't it

Fantastic work Jes! A lot of hard work, and it paid off. I say go for 3:55 next time (or 3:56, whatever 5:30 km's works out to). I bet you'll definitely break 4. Are you doing a fall race? I am in awe of how you a) have taken an hour off your time, and b) lost 15 pounds! I definitely would NOT have...

Fantastic work Jes! A lot of hard work, and it paid off. I say go for 3:55 next time (or 3:56, whatever 5:30 km's works out to). I bet you'll definitely break 4. Are you doing a fall race? I am in awe of how you a) have taken an hour off your time, and b) lost 15 pounds! I definitely would NOT have...

mas_runner wrote:

jes wrote:I think we had exactly the same race, you were just 20 min ahead of me

Yeah, that climb up into Rockliffe, and then the steep descents on tired/sore legs were killer...

Yep. I started to fade at 28km, and lost 5 min in the second half. Still, big fat PBs for both of us

I think we had exactly the same race, you were just 20 min ahead of me

Great race! Congratulations for sticking out the last 12k. +11min PB is huge

(btw, typo near the end..."I was about to break 4:44 and smash my personal best in the process." -- I think you mean 3:44?)

Run26.2 wrote:In.

Somehow I'm not surprised

I'm likely in for the half...but will wait a few more days before deciding

HCcD wrote:

jes wrote:Don't I look like a happy camper!

No wonder Dee thought I was having a crappy day!

No end of race puking ??

No, no puke this year My tummy was very unhappy for a few hours afterward though.

Crushfest! Congrats on a solid 4:05. You had a phenomenal training cycle and race. I'm super proud of you! C'mon, you're already a super hero so why not throw in some itty bitty classes into the mix this fall in preparation for Hamilton? Of all the people I know, you're probably the only person who...

Miss*Smiles wrote:All that worry translated into immense pride knowing that the reason my friend looked like she was having a tough time was because she was digging deep and securing an awesome PB!
xo

Thank you. That means a lot

Don't I look like a happy camper!

No wonder Dee thought I was having a crappy day!

Just to clarify - the finish area in general was awesome this year. I love how they made it bigger, with lots of room to find your friends, relax, etc. It was specifically getting out that was the issue (for me). Mark - if there were plans in place to lift the barriers, that's great (and hearing tha...

Gotcha. This was my first time running at ORW and I noticed how cramped it was as well, but I just assumed it was always like that. I agree that if something were to occur, it would have been VERY difficult to try and manage the situation. No, it's never been that bad before. Granted, last year I f...

jes, if you don't mind me asking, what were the safety issues that you noticed? This is the comment I made on their wall yesterday. No response from the organizers yet. "After having a few days to reflect, I'm writing to express my concern about the recovery area and the sheer number of people...

As posted on FB this morning ... Ottawa Marathon Runners: We want to acknowledge that there were problems with the quantity of food provided at the finish line of the marathon and half marathon and to sincerely apologize to everyone affected. This year we provided mostly individually packaged items...

You already know how I feel ...other than, Congratulations and "I knew that you would do great ... " 'nough said ... :shifty: :wink: eta: You - Me - Hamilton - November 2013 -- sub 4 hour .... Deal ??? :shifty: :wink: YES!! (provided I can get in enough training after classes start in Sep...

CinC wrote:Congrats on your race Jes. You put in the hard work in training and you raced well - very happy for you - and you look great!

I think your comment of "You didn't suck" on my FB page is my favourite comment ever!

The stats: Previous PB: 4:15:33 -- Hamilton marathon, 2012 Goal time: 4:00ish Chip time: 4:05:18 (turns out I lied -- it was a 10 min PB, not 11 min - ha ha!) Pace: 5:49 Age group: 98/252 Women: 631/1672 10k split: 57:08 21.1k split: 2:00:11 30k split: 2:52:28 First marathon: ORW, 2007: 5:13 Sixth m...

canalrunner wrote: ...carrying a stick isn't that useful as a pacer.

I don't know, I think it could be pretty useful for poking people who won't get out of your way or poking runners who need a bit of incentive to speed up

Men's 5k The Joggler 15:05 Backs in Motion, Apr 02 Pat Menzies 16:56 Hamilton twilight meet, '03 ian 17:08 Camrose Running Club time trial, July '09 cgraham 17:09 Acura 5k, July 09 Robbie-T 17:30 Run for Wells (Georgetown) Oct 09 bgroot 17:39 Bulldog Triathlon(Rondeau) Aug. 2008 tritorun 17:42 Broo...

I got all my stretch marks during the last 2 weeks of pregnancy. Coincidence that Zack was 2 weeks overdue? :roll: They're slowly fading...but whatever. I could really care less. For the 2 times a year I wear a bikini, people can deal with it. I got mine like 2 days before my c-section! they're rea...

Mark, were you the 4 hr walk/run bunny? That group was driving me bananas for the first 25k!!! I was running continuous, but I'd get ahead of the bunny group every time they stopped to walk. Problem was that every time they'd pass me, it was like a swarming, then when they'd walk suddenly, I was st...

Mark, were you the 4 hr walk/run bunny? That group was driving me bananas for the first 25k!!! I was running continuous, but I'd get ahead of the bunny group every time they stopped to walk. Problem was that every time they'd pass me, it was like a swarming, then when they'd walk suddenly, I was stu...

Doonst wrote:Wow.

This.



Amazing.

Just.

Amazing.

It worked -- thanks for sharing! Looks like a really fun time was had!