U13 2012

Another Ottawa Race Weekend has gone by, another super event put together by the organizers and the many hundreds of volunteers. We cannot thank them enough.

For the coach, this was a priceless weekend. The boys learned how to control their own races and also to be not only physically, but also mentally prepared. The strategy was simple: pace yourself at the beginning, so you have the energy to fully control your race in the 2nd half (and not let fatigue control you). Factors like heat, hills, wind, and the crowd become less relevant. The interaction with the marathoners on Sunday was also really nice. Priceless indeed!

Of course, there was a lot of hard work in practicing ahead of time and being in shape. The boys who participated never said a single word of complaint. Hats off to them. Moreover, they like running. Hopefully they will keep running their entire lives. Congratulations, and a huge thank you to them.

We are very fortunate to have this world-class event in our city.

Other stories and photos:

American Lindsey Scherf unexpectedly won the 10K on Saturday by using a very different strategy. She pushed really hard in the beginning, running around 2m 30s per Km (!), forcing her competitors to match her, and in the process losing their plans. Talk about a mental race.


We saw Batman yesterday, he is on the paper today (Batman lives in Montreal and comes to run in Ottawa every year):



This 8-year ran the semi-marathon (digital Citizen):

































These photos are small samples available from Marathon-Photos

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