A race report from the K2J down under division! A quick race report for you from this side of the globe. I ran the Gold Coast marathon on Sunday, my second time up there. The course has the reputation as Australia’s fastest marathon and the only course in Aus with sub 2.10 male finishing times. It's flat and fast with very few turns. The race started at 7.20am and was a fairly cool 9 degrees (apologies for SI units 😀). I was pretty happy with my pace, maintaining a consiste

The short version: StartFragment Great event, really hot day! The long version: It has been that kind of spring… a month ago Ottawa Race Weekend was so hot they had to change the start times and two weeks ago Rideau lakes Cycle Tour was so cold, windy and wet I rode in a raincoat, hat, full fingered gloves, booties and leg warmers. In the days leading up to IM 70.3 Mt Tremblant the temperature just kept going up. When I was packing a bag on Friday the forecast temperature was