'It was really special': What winning Around the Bay means to Hamilton runner Victoria Coates
Around the Bay is the longest race Victoria Coates has ever competed in.
But that didn't stop her from winning on Sunday.
"It was really special," Coates said about her win. "It's the oldest road race in North America. Everyone knows about 'the Bay,' so it was really awesome to run into that stadium [FirstOntario Centre] and hear the crowd cheer."
Coates took top place for women in the 30-kilometre race, while Kevin Coffey from Kingston, Ont., was first for men.
Congratulations to all of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ATB2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ATB2022</a> 30km and 5k runners and thank you for the amazing volunteers <a href="https://twitter.com/bayracerun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bayracerun</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/HamiltonPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HamiltonPolice</a> today. It was a very cold & windy day you all made it better ☺️. <a href="https://twitter.com/xactnutrition?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@xactnutrition</a> <a href="https://t.co/I72w9enzCm">pic.twitter.com/I72w9enzCm</a>
Following her win, Coates told CBC Hamilton on Monday she's been training for this year's race since January. Along with running almost every day, she makes sure to get a long run in once a week and practices interval training, even throughout the cold season.
Despite being end of March, Sunday had the look and feel of a cold, winter's day in Hamilton.
"The one good thing was that we were prepared for that," she said. "Because it was such a rough winter."
A windstorm and below zero temperatures couldn’t keep us down today! Thanks to everyone who participated and/or donated to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ATB2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ATB2022</a>. What a fun experience and
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