7.65 Miles Including Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge
I didn't get out and run again Wednesday night like I had planned here in North Vancouver; however, I was out the hotel lobby door at about 5:30 a.m. Pacific time on Thursday morning. My plan was to run from the Lonsdale Quay Hotel out to the Lions' Gate Bridge and back.
As I approached the bridge and looked at my time (which was only about 26 minutes), I figured that now was as good as time as any to run over it!
According to Wikipedia, "The Lions' Gate Bridge (also known as First Narrows Bridge) is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is 1,823 metres (5,890 feet). The length including approach spans is 1,517.3 m (4,978 ft), the main span alone is 472 m (1,550 ft), the tower height is 111 m (364 ft), and it has a ship's clearance of 61 metres."
The first 3.8225 miles, which included the bulk of the incline over the bridge, was covered in 42:40.47 while the back half was covered in 42:25.00. (There was a break of 1:00.61 at the foot of the bridge on the city of Vancouver side.) A total of 7.645 miles in 1:25:05.47 for an overall pace of 11:08 per mile.
Overall, it was a good, steady relaxing run. I was able to run completely up and over the bridge. The only scary point, even though the pedestrian area of the bridge was completely blocked off from traffic, was coming back over the bridge and about where I was to get off, there was a cycler making his way up it.
All of the bikers had lights on their helmets, but this cyclist was riding on the right-hand side (closest to the rail) instead of being on the inside. I hollered at him at least four times, "On your right, on your right" and he finally got over to avoid a collision.
I may try to squeeze in another short run this evening some time although, if it isn't raining (or raining too bad), we may go into downtown Vancouver and go to a casino that is close to GM Place (where the Vancouver Canucks play hockey). We have a 6 a.m. flight on Friday morning which means that we have to leave the hotel by 3 a.m. to be at the airport ready to go through Customs by 4 a.m.
I've been told that there are tons of trails out here as well as something called the Grouse Grind. And with all of the inclines, there would be no excuse for me to not be able to train for the La Luz Trail Run in early August in Albuquerque if I get selected through the lottery.
As I approached the bridge and looked at my time (which was only about 26 minutes), I figured that now was as good as time as any to run over it!
According to Wikipedia, "The Lions' Gate Bridge (also known as First Narrows Bridge) is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is 1,823 metres (5,890 feet). The length including approach spans is 1,517.3 m (4,978 ft), the main span alone is 472 m (1,550 ft), the tower height is 111 m (364 ft), and it has a ship's clearance of 61 metres."
The first 3.8225 miles, which included the bulk of the incline over the bridge, was covered in 42:40.47 while the back half was covered in 42:25.00. (There was a break of 1:00.61 at the foot of the bridge on the city of Vancouver side.) A total of 7.645 miles in 1:25:05.47 for an overall pace of 11:08 per mile.
Overall, it was a good, steady relaxing run. I was able to run completely up and over the bridge. The only scary point, even though the pedestrian area of the bridge was completely blocked off from traffic, was coming back over the bridge and about where I was to get off, there was a cycler making his way up it.
All of the bikers had lights on their helmets, but this cyclist was riding on the right-hand side (closest to the rail) instead of being on the inside. I hollered at him at least four times, "On your right, on your right" and he finally got over to avoid a collision.
I may try to squeeze in another short run this evening some time although, if it isn't raining (or raining too bad), we may go into downtown Vancouver and go to a casino that is close to GM Place (where the Vancouver Canucks play hockey). We have a 6 a.m. flight on Friday morning which means that we have to leave the hotel by 3 a.m. to be at the airport ready to go through Customs by 4 a.m.
I've been told that there are tons of trails out here as well as something called the Grouse Grind. And with all of the inclines, there would be no excuse for me to not be able to train for the La Luz Trail Run in early August in Albuquerque if I get selected through the lottery.
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