A couple of friends decided to come along for the run/walk thing so at least one of my runs each week has been with them. It’ll take me a bit I think to try and not be overly self-conscious / self-critical but I’ll try!
So this is the end of two weeks – I’ve done four of the six planned runs. I’m okay with this because it’s four more runs than I did in the prior two weeks, or two months for that matter 😉
So stats:
| 19/11/2022 | Run | random | Default | 3.7 km | 38:36 | 10:30 | |
| 17/11/2022 | Run | Treadmill | Default | 3.0 km | 30:59 | 10:18 | |
| 12/11/2022 | Run | random | Default | 2.8 km | 30:10 | 10:38 | |
| 8/11/2022 | Run | random | Default | 3.0 km | 30:53 | 10:29 |
For a 2-week total of 12.5 km (ish). Note that the 19 November run included a whole extra 5 min warm up walk due to technical difficulties lol
Highway 2 seems to be my standard route out of the city going east so 12.5 km away from Nathan Philips Square along Dundas St. until it turns into Kingston Road and along Kingston Road until it almost meets up with Danforth Ave.
AND that means I’m just looking out over one of the prettiest most utilitarian buildings in the city:
credit info: image by Randy Hoffmann via Flickr
Yep – a water treatment plant. More specifically the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant. It’s still functional despite being in use since 1941. It’s definitely an art deco delight.
It’s often been used as a prison or evil genius headquarters – in tv and film 😉 In everything from Strange Brew to Guillermo Del Toro’s Mimic; from comedy to horror and a bunch of stuff in between.
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No one these days would have enough imagination to build something like that, esp not for a water plant.
Good job on the run/walk. Keep moving forward!
I know right? I love art deco too – so pretty without being too ornate.