It’s likely fair to say those runners who sign up for the Finlayson Arm ultra wouldn’t want easy kilometres anyway. Well, perhaps, a single easy kilometre, but Race Director Myke Labelle made sure those didn’t make the cut! Making the cut wasn’t hard for Hilary Spires, in spite of Myke’s efforts, as she won the 100km race in 2021. Both of these awesome people were kind enough to preview the upcoming races at Finlayson Arm on the latest edition of the podcast. Finlayson Arm is a blast to run that really has a unique feel to it.
“The way the course is set up, that kind of out and back format really kind of lends (itself) to a really intimate, friendly feeling event.” - Myke Labelle
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It’s friendly and feels like a celebration out there a lot of the time, but it is definitely going to push you around. Hilary talked about how she won the race in 2021 and some of the challenges that she faced along the way. She had some great advice for those getting ready to take the event on here in 2022.
“If you don't focus on running the mile that you are in and just break down the course, I think the hugeness of it will eat you up.” - Hilary Spires
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Good luck to all of those who are running Finlayson Arm this weekend, you’re gonna have a blast. Enjoy the celebration of all your training! Matt Cecill visuals made a great video about the race a few years back that is always worth a watch:
Myke was awesome enough to chat with us all about this race on episode 4 of the podcast:
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Ep. 20 Finlayson Arm Preview! With Hilary Spires and Myke Labelle