There are two kinds of runners: those who run with music and those who don’t. (I’m one of the crazies in the latter camp.) And then there’s Dumas. The popular Quebec singer-songwriter, whose song Une journée parfaite went viral after being featured on the Heated Rivalry soundtrack, has released Marathon 2 (Mont-Royal), a four-track instrumental EP inspired by running and the mountain, a runners’ mecca that draws enthusiasts from all corners of the city. It follows last year’s Marathon EP.
Like its predecessor, Marathon 2 (Mont-Royal) arrives just in time for Sunday’s Montreal marathon — a big day for me, as it will be my first time running 42.2K. Dumas will run the half-marathon on Sunday and perform a DJ set near the finish line Saturday at 11:15 a.m. for the 10K crowd.
He and I met up on Mount Royal — where else? — Thursday morning for a run in the rain that ended with parting clouds and glorious rays of sunshine poking through.