Does anyone know if the race raised $20 per runner for Camp Ooch again, or if it's less this year than it was last year?
I heard $2M raised over public address system - $73 per runner. Great news.
Does anyone know if the race raised $20 per runner for Camp Ooch again, or if it's less this year than it was last year?
QuickChick wrote:I had a great run- I am running "for two" so my only goal was not to breathe too hard, hehe.
AjaxRunner wrote:Also not impressed with the Glassman runs I have done this year, but today was better than the Goodlife race last weekend.
Maybe because I ran better?
44:17 PB today. Happy with that.
DLS wrote:QuickChick wrote:I had a great run- I am running "for two" so my only goal was not to breathe too hard, hehe.
Congrats!
AjaxRunner wrote:I think in stead of three events that close down young street and the area around Fort York, there should be one world class event in the spring and one world class event in the fall. It is nice to have multiple events, but they end up being mediocre at best.
My wife and I won't be running a Glassman organized evnt until I start hearing positive reports. We both were pretty disappointed with our overall experience over the last two weekends. With the cost of races relatively similar, there are just much better events/races out there.
That being said, two very similar 10ks and Goodlife down Yonge Street in the spring seems like overkill. Not sure which 10k should go, but one of them should. Perhaps the one that raises the least money for charity?? Have not run Sporting Life, but it seems like a classic mass charity fun run. Pehraps too many runners for the course no matter how many wave starts you have. Clearly the finish line clogging needs to be fixed. Perhaps the medals should go as they seem unecessary and probably add to the clogging. I would love to see one of the Toronto marathons focus on only the marathon and develop it as a world class event. The multi-events may add revenue but don't allow the marathons to evolve.
QuickChick wrote:
I had a great run- I am running "for two" so my only goal was not to breathe too hard, hehe.
MINITEE wrote:a supposed addressing of the issues by the RD
http://runningmagazine.ca/2013/05/secti ... ine-chaos/
Yeah.. let's blame the new runners, forget the fact that the finish area was (by the sounds of it) far too small for that number of runners. Also, the footage of the pedestrians crossing against the runners... Wow...
canalrunner wrote:...In all, more than $2 million was raised for Camp Oochigeas. All of the proceeds from the race go to...provide a camp for children with cancer.
ngcaper wrote:
Pedestrians, well those jerks are everywhere, anyone ever have someone run in front of them to take a picture of their wife/husband in the NCR? I have almost every race.
We too are not impressed with what happened yesterday and please all be aware that we are going to do what is neccessary to enure that our "little run" that could will live up to your expectations. - John Roe, SportingLife
Sandra wrote:QuickChick wrote:
I had a great run- I am running "for two" so my only goal was not to breathe too hard, hehe.
Congratulations!
canalrunner wrote: He said that they’d consider expanding the staggered start next year and would put more of an effort into creating awareness about how to proceed in the finishing area so that the congestion isn’t an issue in 2014.
Jwolf wrote:Also- you can't really blame pedestrians for crossing over where the road is open to the public.
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