Inspire Halton: Day 4, Tuesday May 14th

We had a table at CTK today which’ll continue for the rest of the sponsored run. A couple nice people from Acton High took my picture before I started out. But, in my haste (I was running late, not pun intended) I went much too hard. Had some fun explaining the event to students and teachers at Christ the King before heading back. It felt like it was going to rain all day, though it didn’t, and the wind really picked up on the way back. In my desire to get home, I started mentally torturing myself about how far was left. Then, I felt like I was going to pull ligaments in different parts of both legs at the same time. When I got back I was sore… really sore. We’re digging in now for the tough days to come. About a quarter way through. Way proud, still scared but willing to go into that fear with courage.

Total Kilometres: 120

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Inspire Halton: Day 3, Monday May 13th

What a beautiful change! Michaela, an Inspiree, took the picture of me at Acton High before I left. Nice weather, great day for a run. A GDHS couple took my photo outside of CTK. Running back wasn’t too hard. Wonderful.

But then I made up yesterday’s kilometres. On a bike. I learnt how to ride a bike nine months ago so I’m still a bit shaky. I actually think I could’ve run it easier than I could’ve biked it, even after running the full thirty kilometres before hand. And that says something.

I made CTK alright. A bit exhausted. But it’s all down hill from Acton to Georgetown, and it’s all uphill for the return journey. Coming back, holy cow… and going through Limehouse didn’t help. My legs and hands were shaking so much from fatigue I nearly capsized. I was riding at a walking pace back in Acton. It was brutal.

But, on the plus side, that’s probably the most kilometres per amount of time I’ve ever done: 60 km’s in 7 hours, including breaks. It worked out well, but I don’t plan on doing it again during the event.

TOTAL KILOMETRES: 90
Day 2
Day 1

Inspire Halton: Day 2, Sunday May 12th

Talk about the weather deteriorating. Because of safety concerns, I’ll make up the kilometres tomorrow. What a Mother’s Day.

TOTAL KILOMETRES: 30
Day 1

Inspire Halton: Day 1, Saturday May 11th

A bit chillier than I thought it’d be. It took me a little while taking a picture of my foot to signify “the first step”. I was a bit sore at first but I loosened up after a bit. It was a nice day. I passed a fella walking on the side of seven. We got talking. Interesting chap. Had the whole, “went out west and made a fortune story”. We exchanged contact info. He’s the first fella to run with me in Inspire Halton. He kept making fun of me for being afraid of bears because he was from Northern Ontario and said they were harmless. Great guy. Then, I stopped by the Blue Fins’, a local swim team’s, charity event at CTK. They took a picture of me and wished me luck. A very nice lady also gave me a batch of cookies she made. Surprisingly, they still looked good after running 15km with them in hand. My legs are a bit stiff but things went well. Great start.

TOTAL KILOMETRES: 30