Canada Day Run

On July 1st, at the legislature there is a 15km Canada Day run. I’ve seen it in past years when I go down there to gorge on the free pancakes. This year I thought I would join in on the “fun”. It’s capped at 1200 participants though. Last Sunday was the last day to sign up for $35, before it rose to $40. I only remembered about half an hour before midnight, but it seemed someone shut off the online registration a little early. So no go.
Since then I have been debating with myself whether to sign up. I was at the registration location this evening when I did my evening run. After the run I did a short walk around the block, contemplating whether I should enter. The strikes against it have been several. 1) I will have done another (non-race) run less than 12 hours beforehand. 2) The route is one I am sick of. 3) I do enjoy sleeping in. 4) I missed the cut-off day, so why should I give them an extra $5.
In the end, after much waffling, I decided I should sign up. So I went back to the registration booth, just in time to meet the 1200th participant as she signed up.

Bloody hell.