by caadmin | Sep 19, 2014 | Featured, Marathon, News, Pre-event
The marathon standards are set for the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Ont.) and the 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China). The 2015 Pan American Games standard is 2 hours and 18 minutes for the men and 2 hours and 40 minutes for the women. The 2015 World...
by caadmin | May 26, 2014 | Featured, News, Ottawa
May 25, 2014 (Ottawa) – Three records were broken today at the 40th running of the Scotiabank Marathon of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Yemane Tsegay, 29, of Ethiopia, broke two records with his finish time of 2:06:54 – the men’s Canadian soil record of...
by caadmin | Oct 21, 2013 | Featured, Marathon, News, Toronto
Toronto – Lanni Marchant of London, Ont., broke the women’s Canadian marathon record today at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Marchant crossed the finish line in 2:27:58, dipping below Silvia Ruegger’s performance of 2:28:36 set in 1985....
by caadmin | Oct 19, 2013 | Commonwealth, Featured, Marathon, News
Athletics Canada Head Coach Peter Eriksson announced today the standards for the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Eriksson made the announcement during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon press conference. The...
by caadmin | Apr 9, 2013 | Featured, News, Ottawa, Pre-event
The morning after racing the Ottawa 10km race in 2001, Eric Gillis responded to his early wake up call, got into his running gear then ran out along part of the marathon course to cheer on some of his friends at the 30k and 40k marks. Buoyed by the experience, the...
by caadmin | Aug 13, 2012 | Featured, London 2012, Marathon, News, Olympic Games
Marathoners have strong showing in difficult conditions For the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Canada fielded a full men’s marathon entry at the Olympic Games. The trio of Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and...