I don't have any insights or ideas ... just well wishes and cheers from afar! I sure wish I lived in the GTA so you could be my coach!

I take calcium every time I take magnesium as a friend that is really into nutrition told me it would help me more.

I've been following this thread with interest as DH's physiotherapist told us about magnesium supplements. Thanks for the information, Spirit!

Congrats! You hit your time goal and had an AG to boot! Nicely done!

Thank you, Dstew. Having some people ask me my times in races made me feel inferior or judged. I just wanted to have a goal distance to train for as I don't do well just running. I only really ran for time in a couple of races and really did pay the price, like you say. Medics actually came up to me...

Congratulations! I think you are marvelous, too. I loved your report with all the ins and outs and ups and downs that you experienced during that long, long 50k. Loved the photos, too! Yes, what Avis wrote. Those ups and downs made me cheer you on (yes, I know after the fact) through to the finish ...

Thank you for your report and your comments below the report. I am in need of finding that love of pounding the pavement again and your words have touched my heart. This is how and why I ran in the past even though I felt some were judging me. I want to get that feel good feeling back. This forum is...

You are awesome! I bow down to your perseverance! Can't imagine having stomach troubles doing that distance! Way to stick it out!

Congrats on your AG placement! I enjoyed your course breakdown.

I love the pic of you and Susan! Congrats and thanks for posting a great race report!

Such a sweet idea! It's the thought that counts! :D +1 I love the idea of 13.1 sticker or memento jewelry. Something to commemorate her accomplishment! A friend's husband had a paperweight made for her first half. It had the name of the race, date of the race, and her finishing time. Of course he p...

Nicely done, Ian! Congrats!

MichaelMc wrote:Still a question mark whether August will be good, fast course or not.

It has been known to be stinkin' hot for the race! Both during the 'old' time and the new time. My first 5K was the Intact back in 2008. Well over 30C. Sunday's 1/2 and full was even hotter!

The half is going over the full route from the last few years with the loops off of 142 Street. The half route usually ended along Ravine Drive. The full route is just about bang on the past few year's route. Slight variation with it following Jasper Avenue not 102 Avenue right from the east end. Wi...

QuickChick wrote:So sad.
I'm glad the family can have closure and bury him though. What a terrible and heartbreaking end.

+1

Two things about this make me sad: - if he had an accident running, it is something that very easily could happen to myself or any of us - if he disappeared, it makes me sad that he may not have had anyone to talk to about his problems I hope if something happened to him, he is found soon. You've p...

So sad.

Habs4ever wrote:I keep coming here to see if there is any news.

That's exactly why I'm on here after school! I kept thinking of him all afternoon.

This is the first I've heard of this! So scary! Sending positive thoughts. Hope he is found well. Thinking of the searchers and the time they are spending.

Good luck with your training!

Now I'm :YMSICK: with the mental image of Turd's "hairy nether regions" (which, in my mind's eye, is a Hairy Ken doll...for mental health sake) You are not far off the mark here CAW! Leave it to Turd to post a mental image that can only be removed by poking your eyes out with knitting nee...

Great report! A friend has been trying to talk a few of us into doing this with him. It sounds beautiful!

Great run!

ultraslacker wrote:my family knows me for being the one who always says, "gotta die of something!"

What's the quote that goes something along the lines of ... "I'll laugh at the health nut that lies in the hospital dying of nothing." I definitely don't remember exactly how it goes!

Ba ha ha ha ha ha ...snort! Jog strap. How many takes did they have to do before the entire crew didn't ruin it with laughter?

Thanks for bringing this thread up from the past ... again!

Awesome, Michael! Congrats!