Jim Running is for me a passion first, a vocation second (and in Canada, I promise you, passion is the metric with the higher rates of pay). So why London? To run with the best and to do so on one of the world’s fastest courses. To run faster than I ever have over 26.2 miles and in so doing qualify for my ultimate running goal. ... Click here to read the rest of Jims’s reasons.jim%27s%20reasons.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0
Michael April 22nd, 2007 will represent a destination, three separate paths coming together on the streets of London. My running start line, the beginning of my road, came just after high school. Attending University is supposed to be greater then the sum of its parts. It was my first year; September was coming to a close with leaves falling silently onto the chip trails, the warmth of the summer sun fading. I can vividly remember my first run as if it was yesterday. I was sporting navy blue varsity jogging pants, the one and only time I wore them running, and my favourite faded grey cotton T-shirt. The first kilometer of a 4-k loop felt ridiculously long, maybe a fraternity prank, and finishing the circuit brought me back to my dorm room with my hands on my knees, red-faced, crushed. ... Click here to read the rest of Michael’s reasons.michael%27s%20reasons.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
Rumon Why is my road leading to London?  I don't want the Olympics, not even a particular time goal.  I simply want proof.  Proof of health and fitness, measured in the tangible metric of miles covered, sweat lost, and beats of the heart.  For, in January of this year and then again in August, my own heart stopped beating. ... Click here to read the rest of Rumon’s reasons.rumon%27s%20reasons.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
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