MaxInToronto

I’ve run one self-supported/self-organized ultra. Basically, I ran 47km before calling it a day. That’s my ultra experience. That said, I’m an experienced runner. I’ve run multiple marathons (PB/BQ: 3:14:XX), and a few technical trail races with solid elevation gains (most recently a 21k with 925m of gain in 2h45).

I want more ultra distance – so for 2027 I’m looking at a 50k in early May (as a training run, not racing), followed by an 80k in late May (20k looped course, 1,960m total gain) and then a point-to-point 100k (1,929m total gain) in September.

My 2026 season will end with a marathon in October, and after recovering from that I’ll start putting in miles. I should finish 2026 wit

I'm doing the 21k, with my A goal of falling less than last time (3); B goal, no sprains or broken bones; C goal finish in time for lunch.

The weather looks great. The course should be dry. And for the last-minute folks, registration is open until tomorrow.

I wrote to Razor and cc'd the CT Principal, City Councillor, and the Harbord & Annex neighbourhood associations. My letter is here and I'll post the response in the comments.

I am writing regarding the recent update to the Central Tech Stadium rules, specifically the prohibition on interval training and high-intensity sprinting between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (Link).

I appreciate the desire to promote a safe environment for all users and understand that conflicts can surface when track users, field users and spectators share the facility during peak hours. However, I am concerned that the new restriction addresses the symptom rather than the underlying causes of those conflicts.

Central

I tapped into our friends at r/OttawaFood for their carb-heavy choices and got an overwhelming number of responses. Have a look and good luck with your race.

Hello Ottawa - I, along with thousands of others, will be descending on our nation's capital for the Marathon/race weekend in a week and a half.

We're hungry after months of training, and we're obsessing over our big day: so please point us to the best carbs in Ottawa.

We'll be looking for: pastries, bagels, pizza, Italian restaurants, rice bowls/poke/sushi, milkshakes/ice cream joints, breakfast diners with tall stacks of pancakes, waffles or French toast, smoothies/frozen yogurt...bonus points if someone can direct me to some giant pretzels.

What have you got?

I love racing and have overdone it some years. This year, I'm trying to stay focused. I'm running the Under Armour 10k, Ottawa Tamarack Marathon, Blue Mountain Summit700 half, then TCS Waterfront full. I might slip another 10k into September.

I'm hoping for a BQ in Ottawa and/or Waterfront so they're my A races.

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I'm the trustee for an estate - I've been dealing with CIBC since the death - and there's been a fair amount of bullshit, misinformation, pressure tactics on a HELOC etc.

Once the probate was certified, I figured the BS would end, but no. It turns out that the estate bank account can only be used in person. There's no online banking, no bank card and no cheques. I literally have to go into a branch, present my ID and request bank drafts to pay creditors. I have a long list of creditors - so I'm foreseeing the better part of a day, standing in a branch, getting bank draft after bank draft.

Is this normal? Does anyone know a workaround? Should I request the bank drafts be crafted onto ston

I’m planning for an unsupported Fastest Known Time attempt. The run will be in October and is ~60km, primarily road/sidewalk. I’m planning on doing it at night to minimize traffic slowdowns or stops. I need to maintain a pace that’s slightly faster than my easy pace, but slower than my MP.

I’ve run multiple marathons, but never an ultra. My last marathon in November 2024 was a BQ at ~3 h15m. I’m ramping up my weekly mileage as part of my current plan – sitting at around 70k/week - and will peak at 100k/week in late September. My longest planned run is 40k and I have multiple back-to-back long runs in the schedule.

As the run is unsupported, I’ll be carrying all my nutrition and water. Ho

How's this heat and humidity treating you?