RACE DAY

The morning of a race can be stressful, even if you have planned as much as you can ahead of time. I always get up three hours before the start time to get in some breakfast and coffee and the all-important pit stop to the washroom before heading to the start .

There’s always a mix of people in a race. This one had over 7,000 participants. I like to ask those around me what their goal time will be in order to get an idea if there will be anyone I can work with during the race. A few runners said they were aiming to go under 1:30 (my goal), so I felt comfortable where I was standing. I noticed that this race was well-organized and supported. Effective organization can let the runners just worry about what they came there to do: run.