Fun, fairly local small venue race in the USA, less than a 90 minute drive from Ottawa! Great SWAG, chip timing, with cash prizes(!) for top 3 finishers. While other folks are in Boston, why not do a day-trip next year and start the running season off with a 21.1 with Maple Syrup on the course!
Category Archives: Other Race Reports
Around The Bay with Harold
Start and finish in the FirstOntario Centre, so no waiting around in the cold at the beginning, and a super stadium entry on the finish! The course is a Classic ‘Older Than Boston’, since 1894. At 30K, not your standard distance, and plenty of characters on the route that make this a must-do at least once. Final 10K has rolling hills, and it’s a 2K downhill slope to the finish! Visit original Tim Horton’s in Hamilton as a Bonus!
2023 Around The Bay
Short Version. Why did I decide to ‘race’ it? Good question. I had, as always, 3 goals. 3:30:00, 3:40:00, Finish without walking too much. Managed the 2nd with walking. Training was hard. Recovery time is much longer. Winter training, blizzards, flying on ice (actually falling), running only 3 days a week. The Trip to Hamilton.…
2023 New York City 1/2 Marathon Race Report – by David Dazé
David Dazé’s trip to the NYCM 1/2 Marathon
Summerstown SnowShoe Run
Summerstown Snowshoe Race was a great day to be outside running through the woods on fresh snowfall: great mini road trip to the Cornwall area! Fun unique wooden SnowShoe Finisher medals!
Mad Trapper Snowshoe
Mad Trapper Snowshoe race is a classic series, and we love the night version. Snowshoe by moonlight & your headlamp, navigating through peaceful woods through silky deep snow on somewhat compacted trails. Venues with Mike at The Arc are always fun!
2022 Canada Army Run – No Ordinary Race (Run in No Ordinary Way) by Face Wallace
Face Ran the 5K and Rolled the 10K in his new wheelchair at the Canada Army Run. Next up for Face Ottawa Race Weekend!
RunK2J at the Munich ‘Run For Life’
Landing in Germany a day prior, we found a 10K in Munich that was a run in the park.
RunK2J at BoilerMaker
Boilermaker Road Race is a classic event you can do over and over again. Billed as Worlds Best 15K Road Race, the whole town is behind this event. This was a RunK2J team Roadtrip, and we had tons of fun!
RunK2J at Ottawa Race Weekend
RunK2J was well represented in Ottawa Race Weekend. Volunteering activities spread over 3 days, and we had runners entered in all 5 race categories! Thanks for everyone in participating.