I haven't trained much for this half marathon (21K) but I have to admit, I love this race. This is the big Ottawa race weekend. There are just under 12,000 of us running in the half marathon. About 4,000 running in the full marathon. They estimate that they'll be about 70,000 people downtown Ottawa this weekend.
I love the anticipation of the run...standing, waiting for the gun to go off with 10,000 other sweaty, anxious runners. Every muscle in your body on the edge...the adrenaline rush...
And then the feeling of "I can't finish. I'm not gonna make it." And just in time you round the corner and there is the finish line. Thousands of people cheering you on, "You're almost there! You can do it! Don't stop!" And for a brief moment you feel like you've forgotten about all the pain in your body screaming at you. And you cross the finish line and the world has just been conquered!
I will send details of the race and post a few pics after tomorrow...
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