Woke tired, head-zonked from time change.  Only person rumbling early in my B&B digs.  Holiday weekend, right? 😊

Rental ride from Stephen to Bowring Park (marathon Start/Finish).  Morning lawn busy with ducks & geese.  Beautiful well-maintained city green.  Runner drop-off, early breakfast then he’d hike the island’s high historic overhang, Signal Hill.  BIG miss on my end/super envious/lack o’ time.  View from yesterday’s boat tour would have to suffice, be memory enough.

Gonna be a HILLY one today – why they call it the HUFFIN’ Puffin 🐧  Small race, mostly Halfers.

• 21.1k loop, 2 times around
• twice past Quidi Vidi Village, two times thru Downtown, 1500ft elevation gain
• two big hills, 5-mile marker & mile 8.  Steady climb mile 11 thru the first Half.
• big hills repeated, 18-mile marker & mile 21.  Steady push mile 24 thru the Finish.

Comfortable temp, grey overcast skies (‘cept near end/sunshine for pics).  Breezy downtown stretch (both loops).  Totally lucked out.  Never assured of weather, least of all September.  Toughest month for unknowns.  Rain, early snow, piercing sun, balmy humid heat.

Ran a strong first Half.  Dropped pace at mile 12, second loop a full 2 minute/mile off target.  Steady jogged ‘til the long grind at 24.  Walk/run finish.  HILL-Y course, I’ll take it.  Mental-drag running 5-hour marathons (hour slower than last year).  Outside longer, tougher on the body, concentration struggle/head demons.  Right path though.  Another FINISH, another medal & FREE race pics.

Newfoundland, my 5^th Canadian province.  Stunning, MUST-SEE part of the world.

North American cousins, US & Canada.  Distinct Atlantic/Pacific coastline cultures, farmer-heavy Plains, hiker-populated Rockies, an Arctic North & a couple major cities.  Cousins.  Québec, ugh, forgot about the French.  Suppose we have Hawai’i 🌺

Next month: PEI, Prince Edward Island.  Birthplace of Canada, smallest of the Provinces.  Anne of Green Gables lore.

Subaru Huffin’ Puffin Marathon

Marathon Results

September 03, 2018

Timing & Results by Athletics NorthEAST

 

Name Bib 11 km 21.1 km 33.1 km Gun Time Chip Time Gender

Keenan Haga 25 59:50 2:07:58 3:33:13 5:05:04 5:04:59 M