Print-Friendly Version
Download to your Outlook Calendar
Pour toutes informations en français, s'il vous plaît contactez Jenn à francais@torontooutdoorclub.com.

TOC Half-marathon (walk) (4/1/2012)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Once you've reviewed the event details, and decided you'd like to join us, you MUST sign up at the bottom of this page.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to read this page in its entirety before signing up. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you abide by our rules and procedures as a time/cost saving process (with an end result of keeping membership free and lower cost events).

The Basics:
Event Type:Urban Hike
Event Location: Toronto - Vic Park Subway
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Apr 1 2012  9:45 AM
Registration Cut Off: Thu, Mar 29 2012 11:00:00 PM
Event Duration:4 hours (21 km)
Difficulty Rating:D4: Moderate to Difficult
Event Coordinator(s): Stacy
You must be logged in to get the Event Coordinator contact information.
Member Cost:Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 19 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:10
Minimum Group Size:5
Number Registered So Far: 5 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:
Monday morning you're in the office kitchen making yourself a steaming cup of joe. You're feeling a little unusually giddy, so decide to try a new flavour, stick the packet into the machine, hit the button...
Just then one of your co-workers walks in. Not your favourite. "Hey {insert your name here}!", he exclaims. "I had the greatest weekend, I won 20 bucks at poker! How about you, what did you do this weekend?," he asks.
"Well, Saturday night was Earth Hour, of course. Oh, and I did a half-marathon" you cooly reply while smiling madly on the inside.
"Wow, good for you. That's what? 10 km?"
"Oh no, it's 21... Point 1." You merrily watch his jaw drop to the floor. And then you glance at your watch, and add: "Gotta run, conference call," and, grabbing your coffee, you high-tail it out of there before he can ask what your "time" was.

If this sounds good to you, then join me on a half-marathon WALK in the city. Sure, the world record for a half is less than one hour, but we'll aim for closer to four hours.

Now, in order to, in pretty good conscience, tell people that you "did a half", one golden rule will apply: no breaks! That's right, we'll be walking from start to finish, so if you need to bring along some snacks to keep your energy up (and that's encouraged!) then make it something that is ready to "eat on the go." (Exceptions apply for safety issues or "bio-breaks").

  • Target Pace: 5.5 km/hour
  • Terrain: 16% sidewalk, 84% trails (most of which are paved)
  • Elevation: First half is gradual downhill, followed by fairly flat, and then BAM a big hill but then flat for the last 2 km (but we'll be warmed up by the time we have to deal with the hill!)
  • Start AND End: Victoria Park Subway Station - parking is free on weekends
  • Facilities: the only washrooms we'll be passing will be on the boardwalk closer to the end of the hike.
Oh, and as tempting as it might be to try to see how fast you can do this, we will be WALKING AS A GROUP. (Have you noticed how often us volunteers need to mention this in our posts? Please be respectful and stay with the rest of us. This is as much for safety as it is for keeping with the spirit of joining a TOC hike with other members).

NOTE: This will be cancelled if there is a chance of persistent rain that day.

2nd Note: Aren't you glad you live in CANADA where you can say you did 21KM (as opposed to a measly 13 miles?!)


Required Items to Bring:
WATER
hiking / running shoes
snacks		Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Notes:
As this is on a Sunday, I tried to make it start late enough that anyone using the subway can arrive on time. Please CHECK your route to be sure that is true for you!!


- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in TOC events.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
- Questions about equipment or rentals? Send them to safety@torontooutdoorclub.com.
- Notice any errors or problems in the information on this page? Please notify our Content Editor(s), Stacy, at content@torontooutdoorclub.com.


 
Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!