ATB 2014

gun about to go off

2 hrs 32 min coming in under race clock

Am I worried? Hell No! Having run five times since the Hamilton Marathon in November 13 ; i'm over the moon, with my result today. In fact, pretty pumped. The 500 plus km Nordic Skiing this past season was a bonus. Now its time to get serious about Marathon running. Ottawa, Detroit & Hamilton here I come.
Just outside the lift bridge I ran into my good friend Keith Lascelle. Keith and I ran a couple of Ultras together. 63Km at Ghost Town , New Mexico was a treat. Yesterday, Keith and I ran probably 5 km together and it always astounds me how fast time goes when you're just chatting. Keith thank you. I saw quite a few Barrie runners today including Terry McFarlene, Frank Astri, Oliver Owens, and Allan Johnson. I also met some interesting Hamilton people after the race including a lady who ask my wife "is that your husband?"
Hobbling around James Street, post race with my Princess and Starbucks, a 12 year old kid on a BMX comes to a squeeling halt, blurts out, "hey mister what place did you come in?" without hestiating i said "second".
Kid "WOW!" and he peals off on his BMX. 1164th just didn't have the same pizazz.