Leonard Chesoo’s Banque Scotia Montréal Virtual Race 10K — Event Photography

I happen to catch my favourite Race Director / virtual father, Alan Brookes, mention something about Leonard Chesoo running a virtual Banque Scotia de Montréal Virtual Race — 10k. Leonard is in Edmonton … 🤔

Always send the message.

I’m so hesitant to even send the message but say the hell with it, fire out a couple messages, and before too long, I’ve got a map, starting position, and a start time. Sunday night at 5pm, through a wildly busy park, over the busiest pedestrian bridge in town … interesting.

Let’s just say virtual racing is slightly different from typical race action. And I’m all for it. Leonard has a beautiful course picked. If I can manage to catch up to him rolling at 3:10’ish/km through the chaos of the course, we’ll get some bangers come down — despite a bluebird sky day.

Leonard poses for the camera with an almost blown out white background as he preps in the shade on the hot sunny evening.
A tight crop of leonard in shadow, the beautiful Edmonton river valley and river blurred out behind him baked in bright sunlight.
With a large steel footing for the Highlevel bridge out of frame overhead, Leonard runs along the path around the Kinsman parking lot with a wall of early spring beige trees and U of A campus looming behind.
Immediately following the completion of his 10K, Leonard starts smiling and posing for the camera with the bright sun completely blowing out his neon green singlet.
From a long way away, Leonard stands on the Walterdale Bridge, his arms crossed, with a serious look on his face only visible between the hand rails of the bridge. The bright blue sky and whtie cables of the bridge framing him.
From a long distance away, Leonard in full silhouette runs along the Walterdale Bridge, obscured by the shiny silver rail, framed by the white arch in the background and foreground.

La fin.



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