The short version. Twenty eight K2J runners, twenty three in the full and five in the half. Sixteen BQ’s, four PB’s, three top three age group finishes, an additional top ten age group finish and two top ten 2015 Canadian age groupperformances all on a windy day in Philly. Lots of other Ottawa area runners. We had the pleasure of meeting a few on a great bus trip down thanks to Joe, Al and Run Ottawa! The Long Version Twenty eight runners from K2J Fitness along with a dedicated group of supporters made the trip to run the 2015 Philadelphia Marathon. They came by car, plane and a chartered bus arranged by Run Ottawa. The bus trip was great, highly recommended and a big thank you to Run Ottaw
It all started with talk of a metric century around Carp. It turned out to be a ride from Vincent’s and Diane’s house to Brian’s and Maureen’s cottage and back. One of the best rides of the year. We met at Vincent’s for a 10 am start. (that means leave at 10 David) Thanks to his new Garmin 1000, Brian was quick to announce the temperature at the start was 4C. So, it was a pretty slow start. A bright sunny day, but the temperature did not start to warm up until we hit the first hill. The roads were pretty quiet and flat with some minor climbs. We made it to the half way point just before noon. Maureen had prepared lots of food, nice blueberry muffins, with great coffee; putting Starbucks to s
Somerville, Tennessee Sept 8, 2012. Diana was the first ever international competitor in the Cotton Pickin’ 5K and placed first in her age group! This was the most unique race I have had the pleasure to be part of. We were planning a trip to Tennessee and I came across this fundraising 5k/1km fun run close to our destination. The run was part of the Cotton Festival day’s events to raise funds for an organization that works with families in their county who need assistance, so the enitre town was out. During the week prior to the race, temperatures were over 100 degrees (Fahrenheit), and luckily a thunderstorm rolled through just hours before the race and broke the heat and humidity. The rac
