Race report: 2012 Vancouver Marathon
Posted: 9 May 2012 Filed under: Running | Tags: race report, training, vancouver marathon 2 Comments »
This year’s slogan/hashtag for the race was #runvan. I love how the medal emphasized the past tense: “RAN FULL”, with “RAN VAN” on the other side.
Yes, I’m smiling in that picture, but the elation has slightly given way to frustration and self-doubt.
It might have started when I caught the bus to get as close to the start line as possible. It detoured away, but when I realized the bus is not going to stop until a transfer point next to the Canada Line, I almost freaked out. But I briefly forgot that I can take the Canada Line one stop to King Edward, the closest stop to the start line.
Besides the new courses, the race organizers set up corrals for runners, based on predicted finish time. The thing is, I didn’t know which corral I was assigned until I got to the start area. For future races, that should be something for the organizers to include for runners picking up their bibs.
