Thru Run

Dropped off supplies at each point the trail crosses Guelph Line ahead of my run. 2 x 1L bottles of water that I then crunched up and carried in my back pack. Cousin picked me up at parking area on Guelph Line just North of Dundas Street in Burlington and dropped me off at Appleby and 401. First time running Southbound on the trail, had to due to lack of parking at north end. Over a minute faster per km compared to the previous section of Bruce trail ( Scenic Dr to G Line ) Felt great until Walkers Line and No 2 Side Road, just too hot at the end of an already long day, as demonstrated by this pace/elevation chart.

I began the day by driving out to Burlington from Toronto at 5am.  My cousin, a Burlite, picked me up from the small Parking area on Guelph line where I left my car and dropped me off at scenic drive in Hamilton by 6:30. It was too hot. Stopped 3 times to get water from neighbours of the trail. Asked to use their garden hoses to fill up my bottles. At halfway point I felt great but was low on energy and water by the time 27k came. Cooled off in Grindstone Creek at first crossing. Food choice was poor - GORP, bars, jerky, none of it was very appealing this day.

Felt good the whole time. easy half marathon. Not too tech nical, few sets of stairs, lots of waterfalls easy parking at base of stairs