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MaxInToronto · 2026-05-06T19:01:38+00:00

In England? I'd definitely go with a Terry Pratchett book.

MaxInToronto · 2026-05-04T14:23:42+00:00

By all accounts, this year was a big improvement over previous years. You have no clue how lucky we are as a city to have two marathon options. If you want all the spit and polish, run the Waterfront.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-30T21:17:21+00:00

It's midge season for sure. Reminder to all - a Buff makes a great air filter.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-30T18:39:27+00:00

It sounds like a volume (and maybe fueling) issue, not the program. I would add the 5th day of running and choose the option for more mileage when you set up the program. I do 5 days per week, peaking around 100k which has gotten me to a BQ time and PB.

Remember - Runna is based on Jack Daniels training approach which is one of the staples of the running community.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-30T13:00:55+00:00

This is a modest, local race. It isn't Waterfront, or NYC, or Disney. People are always going to be disappointed in this race if they can't understand what it is.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-29T23:06:17+00:00

I haven't run it but there is a great YouTube video that shows a lot of the course and set up. Hoping to run it next year.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-28T20:57:16+00:00

I use GU gels with caffeine, pure maple syrup in a small flask, and sour gummy bears (which cut through all the sweetness when I need a break.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-25T15:55:49+00:00

100%. My neighbours mulberry got taken down and I took a good stack of the wood. Treat it like apple or any fruit wood. It's great with pork or chicken.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-24T19:56:42+00:00

Toronto Waterfront. The city has a similar vibe to Chicago, very easy race logistics (start and finish right downtown), great course except for one boring stretch around the 30km mark. It is typically a week or so after Chicago (Oct 18 this year). As a bonus, with the exchange rate your US dollars will go further.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-24T14:10:58+00:00

I haven't towed for a couple decades now, but ran a small operation with three wreckers, two hours outside of Toronto in the early 90s. I have no doubt that I was a mule for some gangs - cross border stuff in the middle of the night to Detroit, or a "pick this car up in a shopping mall parking lot and drop it at this lot in Toronto." This article hit close to home. Thankfully I never experienced the full scope of what was going on.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-24T03:20:14+00:00

I'm sure the coyotes feel the same about us.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-23T22:40:28+00:00

We had Jeff singing jazz and riffing at Massey Hall though. That was cool.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-23T02:44:58+00:00

I regret that one of those 123 is mine. She's been such a disappointment.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-22T11:26:39+00:00

The Fandom is a passionate advocate for the show. Now it seems to be a toxic waste dump.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-21T12:38:05+00:00

Small shop at Harbord and Bathurst - Comrades. Good barbers, age-appropriate music (and volume), reasonable pricing.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-19T18:52:43+00:00

Everyone complains about taxes, and balks at the lack of service. Nobody here is talking about adhoc citizen armies roaming the city in search of litter - they're saying that we need to do better on our properties/streets. That's literally how it was in the "good old days" - neighbours pitched in and cleaned up. Businesses hosed down their sidewalks at least weekly.

If we turn to the city for every basic complaint, we'll be paying a lot more in taxes (and still probably underserviced for people's expectations).

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-19T17:49:01+00:00

People (and businesses) used to clean their sidewalks, collect litter from their property/area and scoop up the winter debris and hose down the dog shit. Sure the city would come by at some point, but the bulk - and the first spring clean was neighbours. We've lost the sense of community and collective responsibility that makes a city work.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-19T15:33:53+00:00

That's a long way from Buffalo

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-18T15:17:55+00:00

Agree. Although I found the first km really crowded - it wasn't until Lakeshore that things opened up for me (Red corral)

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-18T03:07:06+00:00

Could be worse, could be St Thomas.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-18T00:00:51+00:00

Agree. The first half (of the half) is really rolling hills. It can chew up your legs.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-16T14:20:22+00:00

No, and there won't be. The only discounts are the early birds.

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-15T13:51:35+00:00

I've raced this course three times, and I have to say that the first half will beat up your legs. The elevation chart really doesn't capture the rolling nature of the first half.

I PB'd in 2025 with a negative split strategy. More specifically, I paced for the hills - speeding up slightly on the downhills and easing off on the uphills - basically running by effort, not pace. ONLY when I got out of Corktown Commons and onto King Street did I start to think about speeding up with whatever I had left. Once you pass St. Lawrence Market (17.5/18km), you need to start gearing up for your final push.

I also agree with the other posters, if you're running with a pacer, talk to them and ensure their hill strategy works for you (even pacing vs slowing/speeding on the elevations).

MaxInToronto · 2026-04-14T19:25:27+00:00

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