42.2 km later...

This past Sunday marks a first for me- I completed my first marathon! :)


My friend Mandy kindly let me stay at her place the night before, in Toronto, and I got rested up before race day. I thought I would be a ball of nerves but I actually was relaxed and not too stressed- I even managed to have a good night's sleep whereas I'm usually so "tendu."

The starting line was pretty stressful- crammed in with 12,000 other people- but we eventually got going. I had to really book it to catch up with my friends but ended up running with another girl from my clinic for pretty much the whole way.

I won't bore you with all the details...but try it sometime :P At about 38 km, I was really fading and didn't want to take another step. I felt like I couldn't breathe and had to walk/run the last few kilometres, which I hate doing, but I still finished well. I dropped back from my friend and finished a few minutes after her, but it turned out we finished in about the same time because of the starting line. Somehow I still pulled together some kind of energy and still ran across the finish:)

I tried to post photos but they are official race photos and can't copy them...so I took a couple of my own, of the medal, race shirt and my race bib.

Next up, Boston.... (yeah right!)

I just have to say...«Je raffole de l'automne!» It's my favourite season; even though every year I'm wishing for the last moments of summer to linger a little longer, I am so thrilled when the air changes and there's that delicious autumn smell.

Soon, I hope to post some fall photos, but for now, here are a couple that my little sister Ruth took from soccer, and one of Ruth taking a photo.

Kind of looks like we don't do much... :)

Deking out the competition

On the way to Toronto, I had a great visit with my former roommate, Jenny. It was great to reconnect before continuing on.


Well, it may be my last post before Europe...I'll let you all know how it goes!

Ciao! And Happy Thanksgiving a little early! :)