Last weekend L & I volunteered at the Running Free Aid station at the Toronto Marathon.
Quite a chilly morning but we had a ton of fun out there.
Nick Capra of Running Free provided the quality tunes on the guitar (despite his hands being frozen). Of note was his "We ran out of #$@ cups song". Yes, we ran out of cups just when a huge group of 1/2 marathoners came through. Luckily for the marathoners we managed to get more cups just in time for when they came through. Thanks go out the cops, and the race marshals on their bikes for grabbing these.
I was great to see Nicole Stevenson come flying by with a big smile on her face. It looked way to easy for her. She ended up winning the women's marathon, and actually negative splitted by a few seconds.
It was great to see a lot of familiar faces out there. One fast dude I know (Jason) just failed to qualify for Boston. He came by the aid station and was walking with a limp. But at least he toughed it out to the finish. And get this, he still managed a time of 3:30. Crazy! I wish I could struggle like that. That only goes to show how fast he is. There will be better days dude. You will get to Boston. I am sure of it.
A sly person I know (family in fact), did this race under the radar. We did not see him go by (likely during our cup situation) but I saw him in the results. Way to go Saul. Sub 2 hrs is a great job. You are so lucky we did not see you go by or else you would have received a Gatorade shower for sure.
Right now I am so excited and can't wait for Ironman Hawaii to get going. Despite the earthquake, all systems are a go and the race will go on as scheduled. Just another 14-15 hours to go. Go Michellie and Macca!
Back again soon with the post Kona report.
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Check out some pics from the Running Fee Aid Station below:
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