The Race to Chris’ Place

Last fall during a night out, Amy, Gabe and I considered running to our friends Chris and Nancy’s place.  They live in Byron, which is like Downtown London (where I live), except the roads don’t go in a grid, and there are fewer ‘interesting’ people to see when you walk down the street.  Amy thought it was 12 or 13km there.  No problem.

Well, this weekend, we finally did it.  We were heading there to watch March Madness, and it seemed like a good opportunity to complete this run.

I measured it out and it is a little over 12km.  I did it in 1hr 15min.  Not too bad I guess.  That seems to be the speed I run. Not as fast as I would like, but it is a pace that I think I can keep up for a long time.  I easily could have kept running for a while longer.  Amy also completed the race to Chris’ Place.  She came in about 5 minutes behind me.  Well done Amy!  I can’t wait to do it again.

It was also good to run in unfamiliar surroundings. I wasn’t entirely sure how to get there, so I just kept running down the path until I saw the sign that said ‘Byron’.  I think that experience will be good for the half marathon day.

After the run, the rest of the day was very good.  7 hours of watching basketball was very entertaining.  A very big thanks to Chris and Nancy for once again opening their home to those of us who don’t have cable.  Always appreciated!  Chris, if you ever want to come over and watch a streamed Raptors game, I’m always happy to return the favour.

It’s Sunday now, and a bit colder than I was hoping.  I’m going to go to the gym to run, and watch a bit more basketball.  Will report later.