Exciting day at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

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 (8^th woman)
84           Josiane Aboungono        2:53:52 (10^th 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.