Why did I choose this race? I knew that I wanted to do another marathon. Did not expect to want to more than one a year, but as I was training for the ING half-marathon, I realized that I wanted to do one in the summer. If you look at the marathon calendars on the web, you will notice that there are not many marathons in the summer. This sport is typically fall/spring dominated. I looked into Grandma's Marathon (don't laugh, this is a real marathon and a famous one in Duluth, MN), but realized that I could not afford that trip in addition to trips visiting relatives this summer.
How could I do both? My relatives (Dad's side) live in Thorndale/London Ontario Canada, and I have not seen them in a year and a half. Normally, we travel every year to see them and were unable to this year due to the economy. (Don't worry students, I will bring back Smarties to start off the year). I happened upon the Niagara Ultra 50k (this is an ultra marathon...which means MORE than 26.2 miles) that was happening on June 20th! The race also featured a Marathon, Half-Marathon, and I think 5k. YIPPEEE. Perfect timing for training, and I get to see my relatives who live just a few hours from Niagara. I am so excited.
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