Fitness, Toronto Events

Dueling Marathons in Toronto versus Mississauga in 2011

Sunday May 15, 2011 will see the duel of the marathons in Ontario’s GTA (Greater Toronto Area).

Goodlife Fitness Marathon in Toronto

The Goodlife Fitness Marathon will run south on Yonge and east/west along Lakeshore in Toronto.

Mississauga Marathon

The Mississauga Marathon will start near City Hall at Square One, and finish at the Lakefront Promenade Park.

Dueling Marathons

The first duel was actually between the Goodlife Fitness and Scotia Toronto Waterfront marathons. Both held Toronto motorists to ransom in the autumn, just three weeks apart. After a protracted war of words, with City Council acting as moderators, the Goodlife Fitness Marathon was kicked into the spring season.

From what I remember, the Mississauga organizers made no public comment until someone realized that their beloved Mothers’ Day date was poached. (Although, to be fair, Mothers’ Day came a week earlier than those road races this year).

Now the battle has been joined between these civic powerhouses: which race will lose runners to the other?

Today’s Toronto Star reported that both have seen a drop in registrations. That’s a shame, since each earns serious donations for charitable causes. As the Star also noted, it would take at least a three to six week gap between marathons for most runners to decide to register for both.

The clear winner is the Scotia Waterfront Toronto Marathon. They now have what Mississauga used to enjoy: a date with no immediate local rival. In my humble opinion, this is the marathon that Toronto needs. Not the runners, but Toronto needs to nourish the race that holds the record for best time on Canadian soil. It only took about 40 years to wrestle that glorious title away from the 1968 Montreal Olympics.

It is still disappointing that most news articles focus on “drivers: beware of road closures” rather than “come out and cheer for people willing to train and sweat for the privilege of accomplishing a difficult goal”.

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And check the routes so you don’t drive into a roadblock this weekend:

Road Closures in Mississauga.

Road Closures in Toronto (PDF).

(A public service message from DeHaan Services).

References to the event sites:

Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon;

Mississauga Marathon;

ScotiaBank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.


Online Articles

Cinnamon Grows on Trees

Cinnamon is a terrific spice for apples; but cinnamon itself benefits our health, and it’s also the product of a tree.

An Article in a defunct site Introduces the Cinnamon Tree

Cinnamon is well-known and well-loved as a spice. Food fanatics might know that it grows on trees; more accurately, it is part of the Cinnamon tree.

"Cinnamon Tree at Lake Maggiore" by rosemarydukelow
“Cinnamon Tree at Lake Maggiore” by rosemarydukelow

Which part of the tree gives us cinnamon buns? Is there more than one type of cinnamon tree? Where are cinnamon trees cultivated?

I had provided the answers in “Cinnamon: Asia’s Popular Spice Tree“, but that one online science magazine is now defunct.

Cinnamon does Benefit Human Health

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While cinnamon powder is a great spice, and cinnamon sticks mull wine or cider, what are the health benefits of cinnamon? Are there any risks to ingesting cinnamon?

"Cinnamon Sticks and Cinnamon Powder Spice" by FotoosVanRobin
“Cinnamon Sticks and Cinnamon Powder Spice” by FotoosVanRobin

Here is a hint not found in the above article: a cinnamon diet may help control your weight, along with some other health benefits. This is because cinnamon enhances the effectiveness of insulin while digesting sugar. That would not be helpful if you dump mountains of sugar into your coffee or cereal. However, this may allow your body to stop releasing insulin more quickly as you finish digesting a meal, and therefore reduce the amount of fat your body stores at that time.

Cinnamon for “Weight Control through Diet”

A third defunct web site published my “Weight Control through Diet“, which discusses cinnamon’s benefits for improving cholesterol and managing blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes. It also links to Amazon if you want to order cinnamon in bulk because it is not available in your local grocery store.

Online Articles

How Controversial is Arnica in Natural Medicine?

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Arnica, One of Nature’s Medicines

My latest article in a now-defunct web site, “Arnica has a Controversial Place in Natural Medicine“, points out safe uses (like Arnica gel), and which forms are more controversial.

"Image of Arnica in a Field" by Frank.Vassen
“Image of Arnica in a Field” by Frank.Vassen

Despite Arnica’s long history in natural medicine, some controversy now shrouds its reputation. Is Arnica gel safe under all circumstances? What of homeopathic treatments containing Arnica and taken internally?
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Arnica at another now-defunct web site

Also submitted on Saturday, but not published until Monday May 9, is my article in another now-defunct web site: “Arnica: The Medicinal Flower Mired in Controversy“. My intent with this article was to focus on the plant itself, rather than to dwell so much on the benefits and risks of using Arnica as a natural medicine.

Arnica Referenced in my Weebly Blog of Writing

Of course I also publicized both articles in The DeHaan Blog of Writing, under the title “Arnica, a Controversial Natural Remedy“.

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