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Mont Tremblant in 2013

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Back to the index Mont Tremblant is a resort city to the north of Montreal. For the last four years the city has organized a half marathon race (also 5K and 10K) in the month of August. I had already run this course in 2012, so now in 2013 I decided to try it again to see if I could improve my time. Here I am before the start of the race, at the finishing line: Last year, picking up the bib had been a hassle, but for this year the organizers streamlined the process, so it was quite fast. Going on the bus to the start line: Last year my wife had taken me to the start line by car, but then she got locked out because all streets and roads were closed. For this year we decided that she would stay at the finish line and I would go to the start line with the bus provided by the organizers. The course is absolutely gorgeous, the area around Mont Tremblant is very beautiful, we go part of the way through the forest. Earlier this year I had read Jeff Galloway's