The ninjas ran 18km from MEC to Distillery District this morning. Since I’m running the Toronto Women’s Half Marathon tomorrow, I subwayed to Rosedale and joined them at Bayview and Rosedale Valley Road. I only ended up running 8.3km which is about what I wanted to do today.

My original plan was to get off at Bloor and meet them at Bloor and Bayview. Thank goodness I checked the map last night and realized Bloor and Bayview don’t intersect. I’m glad I ended up running on Rosedale Valley Road because it’s like running through a forest. If you ignore the cars on the road, you can barely tell that you are in the middle of the city!

Once I met up with the ninjas, we weaved through Riverdale Farm to Graffiti Alley. I didn’t even know Graffiti Alley was a thing. It was BEAUTIFUL! This was my favourite piece. I love the bright colours and the whimsical style. It’s Dr. Suess meets Keith Haring.

We finally got to the Distillery District and we bought some snacks. I got this amazing Spinach and feta turnover. So flakey!!! 😍

I’m so glad that I was able to join the ninjas for half the run today! I’m ready for tomorrow!!

Nutrition log:

• Pre-run: bagel with jam and honey
• Mid-run: water
• Post-run: Spinach and feta turnover