Runners have been out in full power throughout the nation this weekend, with quick instances and some information falling to kick off the spring season. In Vancouver, the ladies’s course information in each the marathon and half-marathon went down, Toronto noticed a robust discipline return and the Georgina Spring Fling received issues rolling for the hotter months.
BMO Vancouver Marathon
The BMO Vancouver Marathon drew greater than 25,000 runners throughout the marathon and half-marathon distances, with individuals coming from over 60 nations. First held in 1972, it’s considered one of Canada’s hottest races. This yr, the ladies’s discipline led the best way, with information falling in each the marathon and half-marathon.
The ladies’s race got here all the way down to the ultimate stretch, with Dutch runner Mikky Keetels and three-time winner and Olympian Dayna Pidhoresky pushing one another all the best way. Each dipped beneath Pidhoresky’s earlier course file of two:34:27, with Keetels popping out on high. She arrived in Vancouver contemporary off a win on the NN Marathon Rotterdam, the place she claimed the Dutch nationwide title. “It was a battle on the market right now. In my thoughts, I knew whoever received was going to interrupt the file,” Pidhoresky mentioned after the race. Madison Hibshman of the U.S. was third in 2:39:52.
Kosuke Fujiwara of Japan pulled away late to win the boys’s marathon in 2:22:03. He was adopted by Canada’s Russell Pennock, who took second in 2:22:33 in his marathon debut, with Zachary Anderson of the U.S. third in 2:23:30.
Half-marathon
Girls:
Olympian Natasha Wodak of North Vancouver charged to her fifth straight win in 1:12:01, setting a brand new course file on the best way. Seattle’s Danielle Jordan adopted in 1:15:41, with Sammie Kidder, additionally of Seattle, third in 1:16:17.
Males:
Whitby, Ont.’s Max Turek took the win in 1:03:28. Santiago Gaitan Caballero of Welland, Ont., was second in 1:04:38, and Vancouver’s Thomas Broatch took third in 1:04:46.
For full outcomes of the BMO Vancouver Marathon weekend, head right here.
Toronto Marathon
On Sunday, the Toronto Marathon drew greater than 22,000 runners from 70 nations on a sunny day within the metropolis. The occasion additionally has a half-marathon, 10K, and 5K run or stroll; this yr’s 10K race had a well-known title on the entrance, with Canadian Working’s personal Hayden West charging to the win.
Marathon
Girls:
- Philes Ongori (Niagara Falls, Ont.) 2:40:36
- Anna Carruthers (Creemore, Ont.) 2:43:20
- Meghan Foottit (Nepean, Ont.) 2:45:16
Males:
- Davide Zanetti (Austria) 2:25:08
- Rowan Shigeno (U.S.) 2:31:19
- Alex Hutton (Toronto) 2:35:15
Half-marathon
Males:
- Humberto Wallace (U.S.) 1:09:26
- Aaron De Jong (Toronto) 1:11:33
- Colin Riley (U.S.) 1:12:08
Girls:
- Kathleen Devine (Toronto) 1:19:11
- Elizabeth Toop (Oakville, Ont.) 1:21:32
- Emma Cusimano-Graham (Toronto) 1:21:50
For full outcomes of the Toronto Marathon occasions, head right here.
Georgina Spring Fling
With a quick and flat course alongside Ontario’s picturesque Lake Simcoe, the Georgina Spring Fling is at all times widespread with marathoners aiming for an early-season Boston qualification mark. The race weekend additionally features a half-marathon and 10K race.
Marathon
Males:
- Sean Elliott (Toronto) 2:42:21
- Scott Shaw (Pembroke, Ont.) 2:45:51
- Hugo Duguay-Boucher (Ottawa) 2:48:03
Girls:
- Kristin Joudrey (Toronto) 2:57:28
- Hannah Goranson (Oshawa, Ont.) 2:59:40
- Shannon Brittany-Pollock (Fredericton, N.B.) 3:01:06
You will discover the total outcomes of the Georgina Spring Fling right here.
