Wednesday, April 24, 2013

So I had created a map of road closures for the Toronto Goodlife Half Marathon 2013, but I totally forgot about it! 

I got totally screwed (read:I was an idiot and didn't plan ahead) when I ran my first half at the Scotiabank Half Marathon last year and trying to figure out what roads were closed/open near Spadina with 20minutes to go before my race was a complete nightmare. Fortunately my bf is great at keeping calm, while I tend to panic and flail my arms. More on that story another day.

Here's the link - hopefully it serves useful for someone! Also, the list of closures shows up on two pages which is kind of confusing - anyone know how to change it so it shows up on one page?

https://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=213059616540420689750.0004d6ac07f25db0600dc&msa=0&ll=43.755473,-79.394417&spn=0.129198,0.291481

They have it written out here but looking at the map might be more useful? Anyways I'm planning on exiting an exit or two east of Yonge (Leslie or Bayview, probably Leslie) to try to avoid being late (again). Then we're gonna skitter through some side streets to get me as close as possible. The only bummer about this race is that the start and end are no where near each other so you or someone dropping/waiting for you has to drive/travel so far! That's one reason why I like the SWTM a little better.