I officially signed up for the Scotiabank Toronto Riverfront marathon event online via the marathonguide.com website on Saturday morning @10:41 AM. The race is on Sunday September 27th @7:30 AM, some 202 days or about 28 weeks away.
The return email contained a link to the URL http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/travel.htm It contains information relating to hotels and things to do in Toronto. At first glance, the CN tower, Ontario Place and the St. Lawrence Market appear to be interesting.
I must obtain passport cards for the kids & wife in order for them to travel with me to Canada. I have a passport book from 2002 when my wife and I went on our Caribbean honeymoon. The passport cards are cheaper than the passport books. Although the card can only be used for travel to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and the Bahamas. The cards were first issued in July of 2008.
Each of the kids passport cards will cost $35, while my wife's passport card will cost $45. Processing turnaround time is said to be 3-6 weeks.
An interesting twist to running a marathon in Canada is the race is run using kilometers. As you may or may not know, a marathon in the United States is pegged at 26.2 miles. This translates to about 42.2 kilometers. The markers listed for the course are given at 10K intervals.
Ordered two books from Amazon.com; Marathoning for Mortals and Running for Mortals: A Commonsense Plan for Changing Your Life With Running.
Also ordered a pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 12 sneakers from RoadRunnerSports.com. These sneakers are of the neutral pronation, cushioned type. The website recommended ordering 1/2 size up from what you normally wear. I ordered size 11's.
Weight: 208lbs
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