Been away in Canada for about 10 days. Surprised that I'd been extremely disciplined to wake up at 6am everyday for a morning run! :) *self-pat* Took pretty much the same route daily along the various waterfront and admired the sight.
Ottawa - was extremely hot and humid, felt like I never left SGP! My hotel (Lord Elgin) was a 3min access to the waterfront. I mainly ran alongside the Rideau Canal and followed its winding walkway. It is so nice to be in a city where everyone shared the walkway, and cyclists are reminded not to go beyond 20kmh and to yield to pedestrians. Ottawa is branding itself to be the Cycling Capital.
4-July: 14km
5-July: 14km
6-July: 18km (and got caught in a sudden 5min flash thunderstorm, the likes of what we get in SGP. Totally drenched and had to leave for the airport in an hour's time!)
Vancouver - the weather was a lot kinder, cooler and less humid. We stayed in the Ramada Inn and was 5min from the waterfront. Clearly, Vancouver had a property boom (bubble?) compared to Ottawa. Blocks and blocks of high-rise condominiums dotted the waterfront Seawall. The Seawall along the beach forms a continuous 22km stretch winding in/ out of the inlets. That was where I headed each morning. Alas, our conference started early daily and I could not run as long as I wished.
7-July: 11-12km (Reached Stanley Park after 25-30min from my start! The seawall winds 8.8km around the park. I was unable to spare the time.)
8-July: 11-12km (Detoured around Stanley's entrance and ended up at Coal Harbour. Uhh.... wrong way. Supposed to run towards the famed Totem Poles)
9-July: 10km (The reverse waterfont was not as scenic. Went past the Edgewater Casino, Science World and Olympic Village etc)
Hopefully I get to clock a long, long run on Sunday, and go around the entire Stanley Park distance!
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