![]() If you have any other ideas please let me know. Now, onto new challenges, like what to run next, perhaps the future stops along the Eglinton LRT or the Ontario Line, or perhaps, like some people are doing, attempt to run every street in some part of the city. The funny thing is, with the quest now over, I’ve discovered it’s not the long run I hate, but the sameness of running the same route, every week, every month, every year.īy taking on this challenge, I’ve discovered just how diverse our city is, and that for me to enjoy the long run, discovery and exploration are key. The second, with increases COVID cases, I didn’t want to actually ride the TTC, meaning my version would require a consistent loop back to the start, doubling the distance, and basically requiring a half-marathon every week for over a month. Only two challenges remained, the first, despite enjoying endurance events, I hate long training runs. Through the magic of social media and Instagram in particular, I discovered an amazing twist that many runners were doing, not just running the distance of the TTC, but actually running past every stop, on every line, of it. It was shortly after launch, and registration sold out, that I realized my perspective and approach was all wrong. Paying for another virtual event, to run a distance I’ll run anyways, for me, just wasn’t inspiring. I first heard about the event shortly after completing the virtual edition of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and quickly dismissed it. ![]() The TTC Challenge was created by Canada Running Series with the goal of inspiring people to run the 76.5km of the TTC subway system from November 16 to December 16, 2020. This past weekend I finished up my version of the 2020 run the TTC Challenge. ![]()
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