It’s been a great day for Canadian runners at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. While Jerome Drayton’s 1975 marathon record still stands, two Canadians qualified under the Athletics Canada Olympic A-Standard of 2:11:29, and Canadians took 6 of the top-10 spots. On the women’s side, 2 Canadians were in the top-10.
Canadian men in top-10 (Official/Gun time):
3 Reid Coolsaet 2:10:55
4 Eric Gillis 2:11:28
6 Dylan Wykes 2:12:57
8 Matt Loiselle 2:16:01
9 Rejean Chiasson 2:17:48
10 Josephat Ongeri 2:19:48
Canadian women in top-10 (Official/Gun time):
63 Katherine Moore 2:48:48 (8th woman)
84 Josiane Aboungono 2:53:52 (10th woman)
Meanwhile, defending champion Kenneth Mungara just edged out Shami Abdulahi Dawit for first overall, making it his 4th straight STWM victory.
Ed Whitlock finished the race in 3:15:51 (chip) to beat his own record of 3:25:43 for Men 80-84.
100-year old Fauja Singh of London, England, became the world’s oldest marathon runner after finishing the race in 8:11:05 (chip).
MyNextRace.com mascot, Jefferson the Dog, beat the record for a mascot running a half marathon by finishing in 1:46:52. Represented by David Hiddleston, Brand Manager at MyNextRace.com, Jefferson beat his own record of 1:59, established at the Gasparilla Distance Classic Races in Tampa earlier this year.
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