Hamilton Marathon in Hamilton, On. Canada

Why is this race so great ? No its not the free Tim Horton's coffee at the race start, but that is a nice perk (oh boy i can't believe i wrote that). The reason it is growing in popularity faster than the demand for a second Toronto NHL franchise is the course is FAST. What makes a course fast. No, not conveyor belts. Generally flat even surfaces along with descents that are not too severe. That's what you have in Hamilton. This coming Saturday there is fair representation coming from Barrie to belt out some PB's.
To all of you participating, may you not only achieve your goals, but i hope you beat them. See you sunday. :)

Ultra Marathoners removing their toe nails

Kevin O'Neill brought this New York Times article to my attention. Just in case you missed it ; here it is.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/fashion/22FITNESS.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper

70.3 Austin Longhorn

Our very own Kevin White of the Kempenfelt Tri club is racing the 70.3 Longhorn this weekend. We wish Kevin all the best, and will look for his race notes about his U.S. race.

Hey Kev! just getting ready for Hamilton.

my faithful four legged girl protecting the house while i'm out running. Hey Andrea, I've trained Setika to print with the sidewalk chalk. What do you think?

88

The amount of km i've done in the last 6 days. These elite runners who pull of 70-80 miles per week. How do they do it.

Hamilton Marathon Nov 1st

Brendan & I ran this last year & quite enjoyed it. If you're into collecting medals, the Hamilton committee did not skimp out on this one, in fact you may say they have big balls. BTW the picture is a sculpture from MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in NYC.

50K Run for the Toad

Ibuprofen & I did it. Actually if the Mrs & I have another child, I'm going to call the bundle of joy "Ibuprofen". Had the Mrs. wrap my ribs and you know what? It wasn't too bad. Actually I stunned myself as my goal was just simply to last the 50 km and finish. During the 3rd & 4th loop I just kept saying to myself "don't quit" . I think i placed in the top third. I can admit this now, I just didn't want to let my fellow Ultra Buddies down with "shame" & embarrassment. Buy into this if you want ; sounds corny, right?Run for the Toad, is a race everyone should do. It really is a magnificent event. I could go on & on how spectacular it was, but just do yourself a favour put this race at the top of your list.
The terrain itself is typically trail-like. There were a few places where it became "muddy". The tough part for me were the continual hills. Very little flat distance. Running downhill as you know will tear the crap out of your quads. The top three men in the 50k were all from B.C. Do i have to say anymore. The winning time was 3 hrs 21 mins. Beating the previous record by 15 mins. That's right folks, 'holy crapparooney". Will I do this race again. YES.

New Hampshire & Maine

to my fellow ultra running mates ( Keith "Hawkwind" Lascelles, Oliver "Double 00" Owens (no relationship to Jessie), and of course running maniac himself Kevin "Finley" O'Neill who are tackling two marathons this weekend. The first is saturday October 3rd in Bristol, NH and then they travel to Portland, Maine to run their second on Sunday October 4th.
Hey guys i'll do a google search to see if there is a marathon on monday in Vermont. May the wind be at your back :)

50K Run for the Toad

I should have been icing my ribs days ago as as i can substantially feel the difference. I've made the decision to venture southeast to Paris, On. to run in the "Run for the Toad Ultra" ribs & all. Everyone I've spoken to speaks very highly of this event, gosh darnit,..I would hate to miss it.