For those of us who like to lace up a pair of over-priced running shoes and move one foot in front of the other a little more quickly than most people would like to, this is the best time of year.
Yeah, the hours of daylight are rapidly diminishing as summer fades to fall – and mornings are a little cooler. But it’s marathon season – and all the big ones are coming up.
People who have been prepping for the distance are getting ready to scale back, to peak just in time for their goal races.
It’s nice to see that race season means 78-year-old Ed Whitlock will be back challenging himself on the streets of Toronto. This week, organizers of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon announced Whitlock may be running the half marathon.
Whitlock’s a guy I really look up to. He’s got two things I’ve had to some extent in the past – speed and a full head of hair.