Montreal in 2012
Back to the index Father and daughter, before the race: We left home at around 7h15 and went to the Jean Drapeau Island, where the race would start. It was cold, we suffered a lot while waiting for the start of the race. I found this to be just silly: If you spent $200 in sports goods, you could have access to a special washroom before the race. Really?! $200??!! I pass... A double-selfie before the race: Waiting for the start: My daughter, happy to be there: As in most big races, the start happened in waves or corrals. We were in corral #12 and crossed the start line more than twenty minutes after the elite group. My daughter and I were together only for the very first minutes of the race, she soon took off and I never saw her again on the track. I tried to follow the 2h15 pacesetter. My previous PB on the half marathon had been 2h30, so dreaming of 2h15 was not so far-fetched. I was able to keep up with that group for fifteen kilometers, but