And she set a speed record for Canadian females, when she ran the Texas race in 19 hours and 37 minutes. And my clients, colleagues and judges have been very supportive. Monica, who is single, has been getting support from her family. Her mother attends many of her races and her father and brother manned an aid station during last year's 100-miler in Haliburton. The aid stations offer snacks to the runners, everything from fruit to pasta.
Boiled potatoes are a favourite.
The routes are generally light on roads and heavy on trails with several outhouses positioned along the way. If the outhouses are a little too spread out, you have to duck into the bushes. She'll be wearing two hats this Saturday when she takes over as director of the Burlington Runners Club's annual Sulphur Springs Trail Run. I agreed to take over on one condition . . . Actually, there were two conditions.