Legend Ed Whitlock on running in cemeteries:
"Where do you train for the marathon?
EW: I train in a cemetery about 100 yards from my house.
Why a cemetery?
EW: There’s a number of reasons. No. 1 is the drivers in there are a lot more of a docile lot than the ones you typically meet on the Milton streets. Also, the footing in the winter is typically better than the sidewalks in Milton. They do a pretty good job of clearing in there, whereas some people clear their sidewalks in Milton and others don’t. The other thing is, in the cold weather if you run around and around in a circle, you don’t have to face the cold wind for too long. And if there are any ice spots, you know where they are. You’re prepared for them. And in the summer, I can run in the shade for most of the time. I guess the primary reason, really, is I don’t count the number of laps I run, and I don’t time the laps I run. That way, I don’t get into competitions with myself. If I run around the town for a set distance, I always say, ‘Oh my goodness, that was a bad run today.’ Or ‘I better pick it up to try and do as well as I did yesterday.’ I don’t want to get into that stuff." - National Post