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Around the Bay Success

Printer friendly version Posted on: Monday March 29 01:14:38 PM

Congratulations to the Around the Bay runners!

And of course, kudos to anyone who got up and ran yesterday. We ended up getting pretty lucky with the weather. I thought about a few things to be grateful for during the race.

1. The weather. Well, not just the weather turning out decent, although a few degrees warmer and some sunshine would have been welcome but also how great for runners the weather was ALL winter.

2. I thought about how lucky we were to be there, running not injured. I was nearly not able to run myself but my body has played nice in the past 2 weeks, mostly in part to finally listening to it and taking 8 days off. The loss of conditioning was more than worth it.

3. We were lucky to be healthy enough to run, but we were alive. This sounds corny but we are lucky. We were a held up behind a major accident on the QEW (yes Julie, the accident was real) putting us behind schedule, and we were already behind after leaving the house late...again. As we cursed the slowdown on the QEW and worried that we'd miss the start of the race if we were held up too long (like if it were a week night at 6pm) Anita pointed out to me that we were lucky we were only held up and not one of the 3 cars that were sitting there in a crumpled heap of metal. Yikes, she was right and I hope that all fared well for the participants in that incident.

4. Lastly, as we headed towards the fated big hill at km 26, we got to run down a long hill preceding it. This hill is a nice long, not too steep of a grade complete with a great cheering section that always plays good tunes. Everyone talks of how nasty the big uphil butno one ever says how nice the downhill is. And lets remember, the run is a net downhill race as you make your way from street level to the below ground ice surface. Think of that next year!

What goes up...must come down.

My Race report to follow shortly. I need two lunch hours for this social life of the 2010's!

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 Posted by Dave on: Monday March 29 01:14:38 PM

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comment bubble julie
 

You understand my skepticism when it comes to you and your joke-y texts, no?

I'm glad you got there alive & well.


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Posted on: Monday March 29 01:40 PM
comment bubble Christa
 


It's true - no one ever mentions the downhill! A very very nice surprise for this first time ATBer!!

 

Glad to hear that everyone made it to, through and from the race upright and smiling!!


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Posted on: Monday March 29 02:19 PM
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Ironically I do not believe that I would have finished at all if it weren't for the hills, both up and down.  Flat courses are difficult for me.  I embrace the elevation changes!

 

On Saturday Dave asked me the last time I ran any run of longer than 23k and when I had to think back almost 18 months, I was a little worried.  Glad to say that I finished RTB with a Personal Best and belief that my marathon will happen!!

 

Great job to all and Heather Vardy is a machine!  Crazy great time Heather, well done!


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Posted on: Wednesday March 31 03:57 PM