u/Character-Resort-998

Recently moved to the GTA from Windsor just over 3 months ago to the High Park area. I spend a lot of time on the MGT and picked living here because of the area. I'm usually on the MGT running or walking in the morning since I work from home. Saw an older gentleman with a hydration vest gently running barefoot, my second time I've only ever seen someone in person running barefoot. I caught up to him and briefly chatted. He was doing 25km this morning. I couldn't imagine running even 1km on barefeet! I asked him how long he's been running barefoot but he replied 60 years so I think he didn't heard the barefoot part. Was going ask him what he does in the winter team but I let him be and continued on my walk.

Anybody else run barefeet in the area and want to share their experiences?

Moved recently to Toronto from Windsor. My first ever local running race. I prefer longer distances like marathons so this was out of the ordinary for me but running on the Gardiner and watching the tri races after was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.

I did better then the 47mins I thought I end up with running sub 45mins and 3rd in my age category. Was fun and worked with a few others pacing as one could expect. One guy really encouraged me to sprint for the finish so that was nice. Finish area and support at the end was good and well laid out.

I hung around after because I had a friend doing the olympic triathlon so I watched and supported after.

Will be looking forward to finding another race in the coming months.