This morning, sitting down in the cafeteria with my tea and bagel, an ad for the “Tour du Mont-Royal Brébeuf” caught my attention. Le 26 octobre, dans moins que 3 semaines, “la seule et unique course en sentier en pleine ville” aurait lieu. I’m the kind of person who thinks he can knock off a half-marathon (and a little bit more) just like that without spending weeks and weeks to ramp up for it.

And the truth is, after a 10 km Oasis Montreal run 5 or 6 years ago and a truly enjoyable Ottawa half-marathon run next to my wife, I had officially retired from running. Until I saw the ad for a course in my backyard that was on trails rather than pavement.

Going to New Brunswick for a wedding this holiday weekend. Guess I’ll be taking the running shoes along.