Anthony Dale
Team Running Free Alumni
Age: 0
Member Since: 2008
Occupation: Labour Lawyer
Home: Toronto
Sports: Running, road and mountain biking, adventure racing.
Athletic Goals: Get better and get faster before I get older. Run a decent marathon someday. Continue to bring down my times in races up to half marathon distance.
My most catastrophic racing experience was: In one of my marathon attempts at Ottawa, 2009. I convinced myself that I could run a decent race. I was blind to the fact that I was undertrained and then over-tested. It was bad after 10km. It was the first race in which a medic asked if I was okay. At least I was going slow enough to admire the tulips.
My most memorable racing experience was: Angry Seagull 2008 - started in a storm on Lake Huron, continued in a storm through the night, hallucinations in the morning. I really enjoyed the all-night racing experience. I didn't enjoy the drive home though.
Favourite Race Food: Gu gels and a good recovery drink after running or cycling.
The best recovery drink depends on the circumstances. After a boiling hot group ride in the summer of 2012, the
Throughout my year of running in 2011, I had the assistance of two great hydration and energy products from Nathan.
I swore that I’d never again run a marathon. The distance is arbitrary and cruel. Pavement is hard. Three times
“The Canadian” is the product of Ottawa-based Somersault Promotions (http://www.somersault.ca/eventcanadian.htm). Somersault races are a staple feature of the very active Ottawa-area
The 2008 Paris Ancaster Bike Race may prove to be an event that gets this bike racing rookie hooked. The
