Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all your comments and good wishes. Today i finished the Niagara Falls Marathon in about 3:56. After Chicago was very happy with that. The weather was almost perfect - very cool and sunny for the most part but very windy. the wind came from all directions. it was a picturesque course. Staring in Buffalo, crossing the Peace Bridge into Canada and then along the Niagara River and finishing at the Falls.
I ran the whole race, no walking, but took it very easy with next week's New York Marathon in mind. My left leg was still sore and stiff and my feet hurt a lot but i was very happy with the result.
The holiday has been terrific. We have been staying in Barrie, a town about half an hour from Toronto. We have spent some time in wilderness country but haven't seen any bears or moose.
I experienced my first snow. Snow fell all day for one day and covered everything. By the following evening it had all melted.
Our hotel room in Niagara looks out over the falls. Awesome!
We will spend some time in Toronto on Monday and fly out to NY on Wednesday. Very exciting.
Bye for now.
Rob
10 comments:
With two under your belt
You must be looking svelt
Bring on New York
Is all the talk
The usual suspects
Are all placing bets
Taking on marathon three
Eddie must be out of his tree
Will he pass the 4hr mark?
Or will his legs get a spark?
Only time will tell
We all wish you well
Good luck at New York Rob. Hope you have a great race. Enjoy the atmosphere.
Tigger have you ever tried "Haiku"?
When you get home Eddie I'm sure everyone would appreciate a more detailed account of your runs and experience there. but for no just concentrate on having a great experience.
All the best with New York. I've heard "If you can make it there you'll make it anywhere" it's up to you old Rob, old Rob!
Wonderful news Rob, thanks for the update.
xxx
Big hugs from Aussie land
congratulations on your first snow. did you stick your tongue out to catch the flakes?
tsk.
good luck in nyc. enjoy the moment.
Good one Rob! Keep that trend from Chicago going and you'll be running sub-3 in New York.
Have fun in New York
And don't be a dork
No matter what the time
Tigger will make it rhyme
Remember that daylight savings end
Or you will go round the bend
If you don't reset your clock
You'll miss the starters block
So don't be a prat
As we would never let you forget that
Having insisted on going on the run
You missed the starters gun
Sounds spectacular ... the Niagara mara not Tigger's para.
Re NY - goooooooooo!!!!
Apparently Eddie has eaten his pasta
So this should make him go faster
Bring on New York ....
The US Election
Was a minor distraction
Its been and gone
So we can all move on
Although it is was only rumoured
It has now been confirmed
Completing marathon # 3
Eddie IS out of his tree
Follow the doctors orders
Keep up the water
There is still that long haul flight
That reaches Hawaii in the middle of the night
Then back into Brisbane
Forget all the pain
Your running buddies will be there
So do not despair
Try as we can
We still don't have a plan
The mystery tour is a work in progress
We did seem to regress
Maybe we should go straight to coffee
And let Eddie be
With so many stories to tell
Do we need to put him thru hell?
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