On Friday, Canadian marathon file holder Cam Levins introduced on Instagram that he won’t compete on the 2026 Athletics Canada 10K Championships in Ottawa.
The Ottawa 10K, offered by Otto’s Ottawa on Could 23 was anticipated to function Levins as one of many prime contenders. The three-time Olympian (2012, 2021 and 2024) of Campbell River, B.C., holds a 10K street private better of 28:11, set in 2024 on the Marathon de Paris in France. He completed second on the 10K Championships in 2023 and 2025.
Levins is reportedly scuffling with health points and blisters, that are maintaining him from competing at his greatest. On Could 1, he ran the ten,000m on the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., in 29:18, properly off his PB for each street and observe. In that race, 2024 Olympian Thomas Fafard of Repentigny, Que., gained in 28:25 and is anticipated to be among the many frontrunners in Ottawa this weekend.
In March on the Tokyo Marathon, Levins appeared robust, setting the nationwide masters file in 2:06:47, however restoration has reportedly remained a difficulty, and that’s maintaining him from a race he at all times enjoys. “I’ve had some nice battles on the Ottawa 10K over the previous years, however gained’t be competing this version,” he mentioned on Instagram. “Good luck to all these racing, and hope to see some incredible performances!”
Up to date males’s begin checklist
1. Thomas Fafard (28:07)
2. Ben Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont. (28:09)
3. Andrew Alexander of Toronto (28:17)
4. Andrew Davies of Sarnia, Ont. (28:34)
5. Ehab El-Sandali of Toronto (28:50)
6. Thomas Nobbs of Vancouver (28:58)
7. Connor Black of Forest, Ont. (29:18)
8. Matt Talbot of West McGillivray, Ont. (29:29)
9. Jack Lehto of Burlington, Ont. (29:29)
10. Alex Cyr of Abram-Village, P.E.I. (29:31)
11. Nicolas Morin of Buckingham, Que. (29:33)
12. Miles Avalos of Toronto (29:34)
13. Dylan Alick of Mississauga, Ont. (29:35)
