2 Month Sit-Rep

314 km down, 1703 km to go.
$150 raised, $1,867 remains.
Donate: https://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=1466&AID=1695&PID=602510&Preview=Y 

After two months of running the marathon training plan is starting to ramp up, with the weekly mileage building to put me on track for #2017in2017.



Year so far

Sponsorship

Winterman

The 2017 Winterman took place on 19 February.

It was my first time participating at this event, and after the severe winter in 2016 I was expecting the weather to be a real challenge, but for 2017 it could have been called Springman!

The wind picked up as the start gun went off and the headwind along the course was cold at times, but overall the temperature climbed to an unseasonably warm +5c by 10:00 am.

On the previous Sunday I had slipped on a training run, bruising my foot and ankle but was feeling good on the start line, and was keen to take advantage of the good conditions. 

I started a bit faster than planned, but managed to maintain the pace over the rolling out-and-back course, and was thrilled to finish with a new personal best of 1 hour 32.
 

 

An added bonus was being able to visually represent Start2Finish after a member of the organisation was able to bring a shirt to Ottawa that weekend. 

The shirt came with a handwritten card from charity founder Brian Warren, and I was proud to run the course knowing that I've already raised over $100. 

You can help me reach $2,017 here:
https://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=1466&AID=1695&PID=602510&Preview=Y


  






  

2017 km

2017 km is a long way.

That's over 1260 miles.

From Ottawa that distance will get you up across the Hudson Bay or into Saskatoon. 

Or it could take you all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

From south-west England, 2017 km will take you into north Africa.

Those are some nice warm places to think about whilst running in the ice and snow!

 

Current Events

I have already registered for the following events in Ottawa (race names are hyperlinked to the specific webpage):

• 19 Feb: Winterman Half-Marathon
• 04 Mar: Hypothermic 1/2 Marathon 
• 28 May: Ottawa Marathon
• 17 Sept: Army Run (Commander's Challenge)

They add up to over 110km of race distance between now and September.  
There will be a lot of training miles between them... but I think I will need to add a couple more if I want to make it to 2017km! 

For each event I'll add a bit more information and/or a race recap.

Running for a reason

I have set myself a target to run 2017 kilometers this year, and I have joined the Start2Finish team to help make a difference in the lives of the 1 million Canadian children who live in poverty.

This blog will be used to provide status updates regarding kilometres covered (based on Strava data), event registrations and results, and fundraising efforts.

My personal fundraising page is here: https://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=1466&AID=1695&PID=602510&Preview=Y 

Every event I participate in this year will be an opportunity to raise awareness and funds that will empower the next generation.
Every training run will be dedicated to making a difference in the community.  



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