I ran the 25K Sulphur Springs Trail Race held in Ancaster, Ontario on Saturday May 26th, 2012. The weather was pretty much perfect; it wasn't muddy at all like last year. There were several improvements made to the trails. It was a little warm but not too bad.
I came in at 2 hours, 48 minutes. This made me happy because I took 30 minutes off my time from the previous year. I'm not doing the races for speed; I'm just happy to do the distance and enjoy myself.
Even though I was pushing the pace a bit this year, I still took the time to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the trails and I didn't completely push myself because I didn't want to get injured.
I saw several people trip on roots and I almost fell myself. My friend broke his foot on a root, unfortunately.
I saw a male runner peeing right on the trail; he was standing beside a tree but the tree was literally on the edge of the path. Hmmm...can women take a minute or two off their finish time for bathroom breaks that men don't have to worry about?
I only grabbed water from the aid stations. I would have grabbed some food near the end if there had been any there, but there wasn't. I don't know why. I was glad I had brought some electrolyte tabs and sport energy beans in a pocket. However, it's not easy to get small items out of a back pocket while you're running and I wouldn't really recommend it. Although it's easier to face Martin Road if you have a little boost!
Overall it was a great race. Beautiful trails, a personal best, and hey - the flip-flops with the race route on them are pretty cool too.
I came in at 2 hours, 48 minutes. This made me happy because I took 30 minutes off my time from the previous year. I'm not doing the races for speed; I'm just happy to do the distance and enjoy myself.
Even though I was pushing the pace a bit this year, I still took the time to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the trails and I didn't completely push myself because I didn't want to get injured.
I saw several people trip on roots and I almost fell myself. My friend broke his foot on a root, unfortunately.
I saw a male runner peeing right on the trail; he was standing beside a tree but the tree was literally on the edge of the path. Hmmm...can women take a minute or two off their finish time for bathroom breaks that men don't have to worry about?
I only grabbed water from the aid stations. I would have grabbed some food near the end if there had been any there, but there wasn't. I don't know why. I was glad I had brought some electrolyte tabs and sport energy beans in a pocket. However, it's not easy to get small items out of a back pocket while you're running and I wouldn't really recommend it. Although it's easier to face Martin Road if you have a little boost!
Overall it was a great race. Beautiful trails, a personal best, and hey - the flip-flops with the race route on them are pretty cool too.
