“The next milestone in Olympic marathoner Reid Coolsaet’s life doesn’t involve running.
“I’m looking to buy a house over there,” he said, pointing to a row of backyards that lines Westdale’s Churchill Park.
The 33-year-old Hamiltonian returned home last week from the Olympics after a little bit of traveling.
But the London 2012 games didn’t work out as Coolsaet planned. He came in 27th.
“I already had a 25 at the World Championship so I thought top 20 was really doable,” he said. “Hopefully a top 10.”
Coolsaet said he was confident at the start of the race, running the first mile at a pace that would have medaled.
But at 26 degrees, it was a hotter day than runners expected.
“I faded bad in the last 5 km, but there were guys who faded worse,” he said.
- from ‘Olympic runner returns home to Hamilton’, CBC, 28 Aug 2012
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- vreaa
with a name like Reid Coolsaet he can live anywhere in Canada except south Okanagan and be a success.
Off topic but interesting nonetheless.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/housing/jump-in-claims-pinches-cmhcs-insurance-business/article4507242/
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1248888–toronto-housing-market-has-seen-considerable-softening-just-since-may
Thanks.
Right on topic, actually.
Ha, right.
I did a little analysis of how overvalued hamilton is.
$100,000 on average.
It might seem cheap, but incomes just don’t support current levels without marching debt loads.
A loser buying RE during a bubble.
How “apropos”………………snort.