First FKT attempt in Toronto!
It was inspired after perusing on the website for a while, didn't even know Toronto had any FKTs
The route was amazing to be able to see parts of the city we had previously unexplored.
Doing this FKT was so fitting, having myself (Jeremy) grown up just around the corner from Line 2 and Ben living in Toronto right by St. George, the route felt very personal
We took an Uber to Kennedy station for 0430hrs to run westbound to Kipling. 0430hrs was maybe even too late. The weather could not have been more perfect, a sunny 15 degrees. The sun was already up by 5:15AM and there was no need for headlamps or reflective gear.
We were worried that the traffic would be an issue downtown and maybe we started too late but crossed most of downtown before 0600hrs which was good. Luckily we did not have any issues with traffic lights and maybe had to stop for 15 seconds just a couple of times.
The kilometers flew by as it felt like a scavenger hunt to collect all the stations.
We each brought 4/5 gels and shared a bottle of water with some electrolytes. I wore a running belt and Ben just carried his gels in his shorts with the water bottle in hand.
If I would do it again, maybe bring shirt so we could be allowed on the subway at Kipling and I would consider doing it at night to avoid traffic even more.
A big shout out to Andrew Goupil (@bois.in.motion) who threw down a great time time and whose route we adapted!!
Jeremy P and Ben P