Roll ‘n Roll Montréal

Published September 22, 2019

Sometimes anticipation ruins a long nite’s sleep. Rock ‘n Roll day! my first RnR event since 2015. Host hotel registered. Could see the African elites stretching outside…12 flights down. 85 & sunny this afternoon – in Montréal – closest I’d see elite athletes today. Slow, steady, hydrate.

Walk, walk, walk. Long way to my corral start. Either goofed the kilometer-mile conversion again, or gonna see thousands break the 3:15 marathon barrier. LOL> Back-of-the-pack. Walk, walk, walk. Faaaaaaar in the distance, could almost sound out the O’ Canada theme 🇨🇦

And we’d wait. And wait. 9 o’clock now. Temps warming. My corral peeps sitting on pavement. Still, lotta buzz. Runner chatter. Mix of Québécois & Toronto Anglo. Marathon day in Québec!

FIREWORKS. Voulez-vous, qu’est-ce que c’est, vive la France – & we’re off.

An hour of dodge-n-weave (no hatin’ on walkers, honest). Few mind-numbing suburbia/bike-path out-n-backs after the Halfer split – but overall, Rock ‘n Roll does a good job showcasing city sights.

Day fave? Olympic Park. Outskirts of Montréal, 1976-dated & I get crazy emotional.

Indoor Stadium ran. Olympic rings decaled near the big screen. Allez, allez, Keenan, allez. Très bon. Energy from the experience overwhelming/tear-welling. Allez, allez, Keenan, allez.

Walked part of 19. Heat struggled last 10k. Post-noon, no food & crazy humid. More fluids spewing out than going in. New PW finish time for Canada – but a FINISH & a medal. Très bon! 🏅

$20 shower negotiated at my hotel, taxi to the airport. Crazy quick turnaround.

Monday work-day, passport-readied again. Family vacation with Sis – to AUSTRIA! #noregretlife