BMO Grouse Grind Run follow-up

Sunday morning saw the start of the annual BMO Grouse Grind Run, as well as a new record from previous holder Sebastian at something around 23mins. Wow!!  My first time up grouse in 7 years and second in total,  I finished with a time of 36mins, 20 seconds behind 1st placer in my age category (13-19).  A distance of about 400m was added at the summit which extended my time - my timing for the classic grind was just over 34mins.  Ensuing is a cocktail of gatorade, water, coffee, and syrupy hot chocolate made of real melted cocoa that needed water diluting, as well as a massage from one of the tents set up in the area, a silver medal, and 2nd place prizes (a stunning merrell bag with t-shirt and socks).
With rested legs  and massive fluid intake, I sold my complimentary spectator gondola ticket to a happy couple for half-price, setting off to bag Dam mountain and Goat mountain for kicks, and coming back to the resort to watch the hilarious lumberjack show and bird show, complete with a hawk's gliding feathers meet my hair as it flew to its perch. 

Before heading back down the BCMC, I run into a fellow CFA member (Now forgive me, I cannot for the life of me remember your name - My first two-weeks of university had me meet and attempt to retain a grossed exageration of 300+ students, most encounters superficial) - if you recognize yourself, please leave a comment!  Out I go, goodies transfered in the new merell bag on my back, and tennis bag (that had been transported up by race organizers) strapped over my shoulders.  A friendly group of three hikers give me rough directions to the entrance of the BCMC trail, and to our surprise, we coincidentally meet at the bottom as we finish - them taking the gondola and I, the trail, totalling 31mins down.  I finish my day snacking at Lonsdale and taking the seabus (how wonderful!) and skytrain home.

P.S. - I am somewhere in the pic.  Find waldo!