We were all set for Tokyo Marathon and two months traveling in Japan and Europe. With two weeks to go, Tokyo Marathon was canceled, and thus unfolded a trip to Greece for a replacement marathon. In the end, the best moment of the trip was landing back in Vancouver after just two weeks away.
We heard that there was going to be a Half and Quarter (10.55km) marathon on Udon Thani, just over the Thai border from Vientiane. Given that it was well timed for me to renew my visa, and that it fell on the only free weekend we had, it seemed like an auspicious event. We decided … [Read more…]
Getting to Boston was a three year journey. After two years spent trying to run a qualifying time, I finally made it in the 2015 Vancouver Marathon with my 3:09:30 qualifying run. Combined with turning 40, this meant I comfortably beat the 3:15 qualifying time and the journey began in earnest. Training in Calgary didn’t … [Read more…]
One way for us to check out Kananaskis Country for the first time was to run along highway 40 – over the Highwood Pass, Canada’s highest paved road. We joined the Calgary Road Runners Club team – a fun team not aiming to challenge the speed freak teams. Andy did leg 4, a 14 km … [Read more…]
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