Mo Ahmed Places 6th at Cherry Blossom 10-Miler
4-time Olympian track star Mo Ahmed raced the Washington, DC classic spring race, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Miler, on April 12. He placed 6th overall in 46:39, earning US$600. Ahmed, now 35, seems to be making a move to the roads. In March, he won the Chicago Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K in a time of 22:59. In 2023, he was the Canadian 10K Champion. Last November, he won the Canadian Cross-Country Championships.
Simone Plourde Wins Speedy Carlsbad 5000 While Max Turek Places 4th
Simone Plourde of Montreal, QC, won the prestigious Carlsbad 5000 in a speedy time of 15:30, earning herself US$5,000. Only 1 second separated the top three winners. This was the 40th anniversary of the Carlsbad, CA, race that was held on April 12, 2026. It was a rainy day for the runners, but that did not deter Plourde from pushing the last kilometer and outkicking the other elite female runners. The race was the first road race in six years for Plourde. Her time now ranks her as the 6th fastest Canadian female in the 5K. Plourde, who is an 800m and 1,500m track specialist, represented Canada at the Paris Olympics in the 1,500m. The 25-year-old ran for the University of Utah.
Max Turek from Hamilton, ON, finish in 4th place, virtually tied with the 3rd podium finisher in 13:54. Turek was ranked 2nd in the 5K in Canada in 2025. He ran the NYC Half-Marathon in March and won the Toronto Spring Run-Off 8K on April 4th.
Hamilton Around the Bay 30K
The Hamilton Around the Bay 30K is the oldest road race in North America at 132 years. This year, the race was held on a rainy and windy April 12, 2026, two weeks later than usual. It was also on a different course than in the past. Two-time winner, Philippe Parrot-Migas from London, ON, took his 3rd win by finishing in 1:39:34. In the women's race, Asia Dwyer of London, ON, placed first in 1:54:55. The race attracted almost 4,000 runners in the 30K, while the 5K, 10K, and 15K added another 3,700 participants.
April 13, 2026
Over the course of three days, April 18-20, Canadian elite runners will have an opportunity to test their speed and endurance on the roads. Here is a preview of these exciting races.
Under Armour Toronto 10K
The Under Armour Toronto 10K race will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Toronto. With a new course and an earlier date, this AthleticsCanada Road Race Label event is attracting elite Canadian runners to compete for top spots and prize money. The top three runners will get $200, $150, and $100. In addition, the first Canadian female and male will take home $1,000, while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th will get $750, $500, and $250, respectively. The following athletes are expected to compete:
Female
Male
For a full elite field start list click here.
Vancouver Sun Run 10K
This classic Vancouver spring race, held on Sunday April 19, is the largest road race in Canada, attracting over 39,000 runners. It is part of the Athletics Canada Road Race Label events offering prize money for top runners: $3,000 for 1st, $1,500 for 2nd, and $750 for 3rd. Canadian elites will also compete for $2,500 for 1st Canadian, while 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th will get $1,500, $1,000, $500, and $250.
The elite field is comprised of multiple Olympians and past winners:
Female (Full list here)
Male (Full list here)
Boston Marathon
The oldest and most prestigious marathon in the world, the Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026. The race is part of the World Marathon Majors and will offer over US$700,000 to the top 10 finishers. Over 1,700 Canadians are registered for the race. Canadian runners will be watching Rory Linkletter who placed 6th last year in Boston and set his marathon PB of 2:06:49 in the 2025 Chicago Marathon. Linkletter is the Road Running Canada 2025 Male Road Runner of the Year. In preparation for Boston, he raced three half-marathon, setting the Canadian record of 59:49 in Houston.
The pro-field at the Boston Marathon include the following Canadians:
April 6, 2025
The McKirdy Micro Marathon was created during the time of COVID to allow athletes to run a fast marathon. Over the past 3 years, it has included an elite field set up to help athletes reach championship qualifying times. The 9-loop course offers great support and a chance to set a fast time on a flat course. On March 29, 2026, the elite field was comprised of 23 female and 36 male finishers.
Thomas Nobbs, currently training in Ottawa, won the men's race in a time of 2:09:25, a three-minute improvement on his Personal Best set in December 2025. Nobbs becomes the 4th fastest Canadian marathoner behind Cameron Levins, Rory Linkletter, and Benjamin Flanagan. Nobbs has transitioned well from the track and is now focusing on longer distances. He won the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon in 2025 with a time of 1:03:28. This year he was 3rd at the Vancouver First Half-Marathon in 1:03:42.
Dayna Pidhoresky from BC was the first woman in a time of 2:31:09, just a couple of minutes shy of her Personal Best of 2:29:03. This win and time makes up for her disappointing race at the 2025 Canadian Marathon Championships in Toronto where she dropped out. Pidhoresky is off to a good start this year as she placed second at the Vancouver First Half in a time of 1:12:41.
The McKirdy Micro Marathon had a second Canadian male finisher in Nicolas Morin who finished in 2:19:53 to place 31st. It was his first certified marathon.
March 30, 2026
The cool weather was almost perfect for runners of the 2026 Berlin Half-Marathon, which included over 100 Canadians. Andrew Alexander ran a Personal Best of 1:01:29 to finish in 18th place. Alexander is now the 5th fastest Canadian male at the half-marathon distance.
Natasha Wodak, running her second half-marathon of the year after winning the Vancouver First Half in early February, ran a 1:10:56 to finish in 24th place. This was her best time since 2023.
Rory Linkletter seen here running in the 2025 Chicago Marathon. Photo provided by Rory Linkletter.
March 17, 2026
It was a cool morning in New York at the start of the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, March 15, 2026, with temperatures hovering around 2°C and the wind under 10 kph. Although chilly for the throngs of spectators on the course, it provided good conditions for the over 30,000 runners participating in the race, 400 of whom were Canadians. Two elite Canadians lined up at the front of the hordes, RoryLinkletter and Max Turek, both Puma athletes.
Linkletter could clearly be seen in the first row, looking calm and collected in his orange Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite shoes, purple singlet, black shorts, and black gloves. Turek was in the second row, dressed almost identically, and focused on the road ahead. With the gun blast, the elite men led the masses. The elite women had started 10 minutes earlier.
The pace was quick from the beginning, initially stretching out the field and then creating a pack of about 20 runners. Linkletter could be seen at the back of the pack, biding his time. Front-runners kept surging regularly over the tough rolling course, but the pack regrouped.
The pack reached 5K in under 14 minutes. By the 10K mark reached in 28 minutes, the lead pack was down to 14 runners, with Linkletter comfortably at the back. At the 15K mark, Linkletter looked at his watch and decided to move to the front to test the mettle of his fellow competitors. They all responded. Linkletter resettled at the back of the pack, which then started breaking up. Linkletter moved up to 10th. For the last 5K, Linkletter, who is known for his tenacity, pushed on till the end, outkicking Patrick Kiprop in the final stretch to finish 7th.
Linkletter's time of 1:00:00 is the 2nd fastest half-marathon time by a Canadian, second to his own Canadian record of 59:49 set in Houston in January. His placing in the NYC Half improves on his 10th place in 2022 and 15th place in 2023. This performance on a challenging course bodes well for Linkletter as he gets ready for the Boston Marathon on April 20.
The NYC Half-Marathon course challenged Max Turek as he placed 23rd in a time of 1:03:22, his slowest half-marathon yet. Benjamin Preisner, who was expected to participate, withdrew before the race due to a minor injury.
March 7, 2026
On Sunday, March 15, three of Canada's top road runners will battle an international field at the United Airlines New York City Half-Marathon.
Rory Linkletter, Road Running Canada's 2025 Male Road Runner of the Year, will be competing in his third half-marathon this year. He already set a Canadian record in Houston, where he clocked the first under-60 half-marathon by a Canadian with his 59:49. He also won the Mesa Half-Marathon in 1:02:14. This will be the third time Linkletter runs the NYC Half-Marathon, having raced there in 2022 when he placed 10th and in 2023 when he placed 15th. With a more intense training this year, he hopes to improve on his placement. Linkletter will use this race in preparation for the Boston Marathon in April and, as mentioned on his YouTube channel, is willing to push himself and take risks this year. Last year, Linkletter was the 2025 Canadian Half-Marathon Champion.
Benjamin Preisner, Canada's 3rd-fastest half-marathoner in 2025 with a 1:02:24, focused on long-distance road running last year, running five half-marathons and two marathons. He will be racing in his first NYC Half-Marathon. Preisner won the 2025 Vancouver Half-Marathon and placed 3rd last year at the Canadian Half-Marathon Championships in Edmonton, clocking a 1:03:15. Preisner represented Canada at the Tokyo Olympics Marathon in 2021 and at three World Athletics Championships Marathons over the past 4 years.
The NYC Half-Marathon will be Max Turek's first competitive road race of 2026. Turek is known for his speed at shorter distances, ranking 2nd among Canadian males in the 5K in 2025, when he clocked a Personal Best of 13:52 in Boston, and 4th in the 10K, when he clocked another PB in 28:36 at the Canadian 10K Championships in Ottawa. His PB for the half-marathon is 1:02:25, set in Boston in 2024. Turek will also be chasing a good time as he races his first NYC Half-Marathon.
March 3, 2026
On a cool 8°C and partially cloudy March 1, 2026, morning in Tokyo, three elite Canadian road runners lined up at the start of the 2026 Tokyo Marathon with the hope of performing at their best. Camron Levins and Philippe Parrot-Migas lined up with the elite men on one side of the road, while Malindi Elmore lined up with the elite women on the other side. The gun went off at 7:15 am, and the rush of running humanity began. All three elite Canadian runners followed their race strategy, starting at the pace that would get them to their desired goal time.
Cameron Levins, Canadian marathon record holder with a 2:35:36 set on this course in 2023, where he finished 5th, was hoping to do well, although his training was not at his desired level. His two half marathons this year, the Houston Half, where he ran a 1:00:58 for 18th place, and the Vancouver First Half, where he won in a 1:01:46, were an indication of his fitness. Levins, who is from British Columbia but resides in Portland, OR, is 36 years old and has extensive marathon experience, having competed in 8 marathons.
Levins raced at the end of the second pack of runners wearing a blue Asics singlet and shorts and his trademark sunglasses. As he was not wearing his customary white cap, his dark, curly hair stood out among his fellow runners, who were mostly shorter Japanese. By the 5K mark, Levins was in 32nd place, on pace to break his Canadian record, but caution was required as the course is downhill for the first 6km.
Malindi Elmore and Philippe Parrot-Migas were not captured on camera, but their progress on the course could be followed at the various 5K splits. Elmore passed the 5K mark in 21st place, at a pace that would break the Canadian women's marathon record of 2:23:12 set by Natasha Wodak in Berlin in 2022. Elmore's Personal Best is 2:23:30, set in Berlin in 2023. Parrot-Migas, with a Personal Best of 2:13:24 set in Houston in 2025, was also on track to break his PB by the 5K mark, running in 94th position.
As the runners raced towards the halfway point, the camera occasionally captured the progress of the top Japanese runners running in a second pack. It was possible to see Levins hanging at the back, biding his time as he often does in highly competitive international races. He was still on track to break the Canadian record.
For Malindi Elmore, she "was off from the start and was struggling to be anywhere close to my race pace and was going downhill as race progressed." By the halfway mark, she had dropped to 25th place, with her pace going from 3:22 min/km in the first 5K to 3:35 min/km and dropping. She decided to pull out of the course at that point and save herself for another day. By the halfway mark, Parrot-Migas moved up to 79th place and was still on track to break his record, clocking a time of 1:05:20.
For the second half of the course, as the temperature climbed, Levins kept his marathon record pace until the 30K mark, after which, as told to Meta Endurance, he "started tanking the last few kilometers". His determination brought him to the finish line in 14th position in a time of 2:06:49, tying for the second fastest Canadian Marathon time, and breaking the Canadian men's Masters 35-39 marathon record of 2:10:28 held by Reid Coolsaet.
Parrot-Migas pace started dropping after the 25K mark, but he kept moving up in the rankings to 55th by the end of the race. He finished in 2:14:25, missing his PB by about 1 minute.
A surprise performance by a Canadian woman was Melissa Anne Paauwe, who was not considered an elite but finished in 51st place in 2:43:57, about 2.5 minutes off her Personal Best of 2:41:12 set in Chicago in 2023.
February 16, 2026
The Tokyo Marathon is the first of the World Marathon Majors set to run on March 1, 2026. Canada will have three road runners toeing the line as Elite Athletes: Olympians Malindi Elmore and Cameron Levins, and Philippe Parrot-Migas.
Malindi Elmore
Malindi Elmore, Road Running Canada's 2025 Female Road Runner of the Year, will be running her first Tokyo Marathon. She was slated to run the Tokyo World Athletics Marathon Championships in September 2025 but was unable to participate due to an injury. Elmore is now keen to run the Tokyo Marathon as she says, "because I was sad to miss the World in September in Japan and wanted a chance to run in Tokyo this year. Japan is such a great country for racing marathons as the fans are so keen and supportive of running. I always have a great race in Japan!" She participated in the 2021 Olympic Marathon in Sapporo, Japan, where she placed 9th in 2:30:59. The Tokyo Marathon will be her 11th marathon, with times ranging from 2:23:30 to 2:32:15. Her preparation for the Tokyo Marathon has been shorter than usual because of her last race, the Valencia Marathon in December 2025, where she raced to a Canadian and World W45 age-group record by running a 2:24:53. Her hope for the race is to run a solid and strong marathon in the sub-2:26 range and "to finish feeling strong".
Cameron Levins
Cameron Levins is familiar with racing in Japan, having run the 2021 Olympic Marathon in Sapporo, Japan, where he placed 71st in 2:28:43, the 2023 Tokyo Marathon, where he finished 5th in a Canadian record of 2:05:36, and the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Marathon Championships, where he placed 12th in 2:11:07. As he has raced well in Japan, Levins is interested in returning to continue chasing great performances. As mentioned on The Shakeout Podcast, Levins' running has been greatly affected this year by the arrival of his son. This life change has forced him to be more systematic, focused, and disciplined in his training. In response to being outkicked at the 2025 Canadian 10K Championships and the Half-Marathon Championships, Levins is re-incorporating more speed workouts while continuing his high training volume with triple workout days, which has been beneficial for him in the past.
Philippe Parrot-Migas
Philippe Parrot-Migas from Ontario is a seasoned marathoner, having completed seven marathons. His marathon personal best of 2:13:24 was set at the 2025 Houston Marathon. He also races well at the half-marathon with a PB of 1:03:48 from the 2023 Rockland Lake State Park Half-Marathon. Parrot-Migas won the Montreal Half-Marathon in September 2023 and 2024. He was second at the 2023 Canadian Half-Marathon Championships. He competed for Canada at the 2022 NACAC Half-Marathon Championships and the 2023 World Athletics Half-Marathon Championships. In 2020, he won the Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K in Tampa, USA, and the Frosty 10K in Burlington, ON.
February 11, 2026
Vancouver's First Half Half-Marathon hosted the first race in the Athletics Canada Road Race Label Series on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Olympians, World Athletics Championships participants, and past winners showed up for this early-year race to assess their fitness.
In the women's race, Olympians Natasha Wodak and Dayna Pidhoresky separated themselves from a chasing pack of five by the 10K mark. By the end of the race, Wodak, who holds the course record of 1:10:17 set in 2023, built up a considerable lead and finished in 1:11:51, taking the win and the $1,000 prize purse. This was Wodak's fifth appearance at the top of the podium. Her result is the more impressive as she was recovering from an unfortunate event when she was knocked down by a male runner at the beginning of the Prairie Inn Harriers Pioneer 8K in January. Pidhoresky came across the finish line in second in 1:12:41. Sevanne Ghazarian, running her first half-marathon, rounded out the podium, placing third in 1:13:27.
The men's race saw the return of three-time Olympian and Canadian marathon record holder Cameron Levins, who won in 2023 in a then Canadian Half-Marathon record of 1:00:18. Levins and Justin Kent, who both represented Canada at the Tokyo World Athletics Marathon Championships in 2025, ran together for the first part of the race. Levins was able to distance himself by the end, finishing in 1:01:46 to Kent's 1:03:29. Levins' performance was the second fastest First Half and earned him $1,000. Thomas Nobbs came in third, finishing in 1:03:42.
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Placing |
Elite Female |
Time |
Prize money |
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1 |
Natasha Wodak |
1:11:51 |
$1,000 |
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2 |
Dayna Pidhoresky |
1:12:41 |
$700 |
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3 |
Sevanne Ghazarian |
1:13:27 |
$400 |
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4 |
Rachel Hannah |
1:13:53 |
$300 |
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5 |
Jenna Melanson |
1:13:56 |
$100 |
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6 |
Ally Ginther |
1:14:13 |
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7 |
Andrea Lee |
1:14:39 |
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8 |
Amelia Pfohl |
1:16:27 |
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9 |
Jenna Schultz |
1:16:35 |
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10 |
Fiona Fraser |
1:17:23 |
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Placing |
Elite Male |
Time |
Prize money |
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1 |
Cameron Levins |
1:01:46 |
$1,000 |
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2 |
Justin Kent |
1:03:29 |
$700 |
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3 |
Thomas Nobbs |
1:03:42 |
$400 |
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4 |
Russell Pennock |
1:03:42 |
$300 |
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5 |
Kieran McDonald |
1:04:39 |
$100 |
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6 |
Thomas Broatch |
1:05:02 |
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7 |
Liam Dwyer |
1:05:19 |
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8 |
Moktar Saeed |
1:06:10 |
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9 |
Christian Gravel |
1:06:23 |
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10 |
Louis Marmar Maruk |
1:07:08 |
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February 4, 2026
The performances of the Canadian runners on the road in 2025 demonstrated the depth of the field.
Some athletes specialized in shorter distances, such as Julie-Anne Staehli and Kieran Lumb, who led the 5K rankings. Others, such as Malindi Elmore, Natasha Wodak, Thomas Fafard, and Andrew Alexander, have a broad range of capabilities from the 5K to the marathon.
Two athletes topped the rankings at two distances, Malindi Elmore and Rory Linkletter, who were Road Running Canada's 2025 Road Runners of the Year.
The rankings also give a glimpse of which are the most competitive races in Canada. In the women's 5K, La Clinique du Coureur in Lac-Beauport, QC, had three top rankings, while in the men's 5K, Road2Hope in Hamilton also had three top rankings. Given that 8 of 20 runners in the 5K rankings ran the Boston 5K, this is obviously seen as a choice race. The Ottawa 10K, being the 2025 Canadian 10K Championships, was by far the most competitive 10K in Canada for both men and women. For the longer distances, no Canadian race dominated as many athletes set their times in international races such as Project 13.1 or the Houston Marathon in the US.
| Name | Province | Time | Date | Race name | City |
5K Female |
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1 | Julie-Anne Staehli | ON | 15:50 | 03-May-25 | Run to Empower | Ottawa, ON |
2 | Mia Larochelle | QC | 15:52 | 10-May-25 | La Clinique du Coureur | Lac-Beauport, QC |
3 | Anne-Marie Comeau | QC | 15:54 | 10-May-25 | La Clinique du Coureur | Lac-Beauport, QC |
4 | Natasha Wodak | BC | 16:02 | 13-Apr-25 | Bazan Bay 5K | Sidney, BC |
5 | Glynis Sim | BC | 16:05 | 15-Mar-25 | St. Patrick's Day 5K | Vancouver, BC |
6 | Gracelyn Larkin | ON | 16:05 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
7 | Erin Teschuk | ON | 16:06 | 01-Nov-25 | Road2Hope | Hamilton, ON |
8 | Bianca Premont | QC | 16:07 | 10-May-25 | La Clinique du Coureur | Lac-Beauport, QC |
9 | Malindi Elmore | BC | 16:10 | 15-Mar-25 | St. Patrick's Day 5K | Vancouver, BC |
10 | Alex Lucki | ON | 16:12 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
5K Male |
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1 | Kieran Lumb |
| 13:36 | 31-Dec-25 | B100 Cursa dels Nassos | Barcelona, ESP |
2 | Max Turek | ON | 13:52 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
3 | Thomas Fafard | QC | 13:56 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
4 | Mitchell Ubene | ON | 13:59 | 01-Nov-25 | Road2Hope | Hamilton, ON |
5 | Jeremy Coughler | ON | 14:02 | 01-Nov-25 | Road2Hope | Hamilton, ON |
6 | Andrew Alexander | ON | 14:02 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
7 | Jean-Simon Desgagnés | QC | 14:02 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
8 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | QC | 14:04 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
9 | Matt Talbot | ON | 14:09 | 01-Nov-25 | Road2Hope | Hamilton, ON |
10 | Nick Bannon | ON | 14:10 | 19-Apr-25 | Boston 5K | Boston, USA |
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10K Female |
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1 | Gracelyn Larkin | ON | 32:42 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
2 | Rachel Hannah | ON | 32:55 | 11-May-25 | Sporting Life 10K | Toronto, ON |
3 | Malindi Elmore | BC | 33:01 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
4 | Erin Mawhinney | ON | 33:09 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
5 | Lanni Marchant |
| 33:27 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
6 | Rachel Hannah | ON | 33:38 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
7 | Katelyn Ayers | BC | 33:44 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
8 | Cleo Boyd |
| 33:45 | 30-Mar-25 | McKirdy Micro 10K | Congers, USA |
9 | Dayna Pidhoreski | BC | 33:53 | 27-Apr-25 | TC10K | Victoria, BC |
10 | Lilly Tuck | ON | 33:59 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
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10K Male |
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1 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | QC | 28:06 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
2 | Cam Levins |
| 28:14 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
3 | Andrew Alexander | ON | 28:18 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
4 | Max Turek | ON | 28:36 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
5 | Thomas Fafard | QC | 28:48 | 21-Jun-25 | Corrida Internationale | Langueux, FRA |
6 | Thomas Broatch | BC | 28:56 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
7 | Thomas Nobbs | BC | 28:58 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
8 | Jeremy Coughler | ON | 29:05 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
9 | Kieran Lumb |
| 29:15 | 18-Oct-25 | Hytte Plan Mila | Hole, NOR |
10 | Lee Wesselius | NB | 29:27 | 24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa, ON |
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Half-Marathon Female |
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1 | Malindi Elmore | BC | 1:10:22 | 06-Apr-25 | Berlin Half-Marathon | Berlin, GER |
2 | Natasha Wodak | BC | 1:11:13 | 08-Feb-25 | Mesa Half-Marathon | Mesa, USA |
3 | Anne-Marie Comeau | QC | 1:11:53 | 22-Mar-25 | Project 13.1 | Congers, USA |
4 | Florence Caron | QC | 1:11:57 | 17-Aug-25 | Edmonton Marathon | Edmonton, AB |
5 | Élissa Legault | QC | 1:12:41 | 22-Mar-25 | Project 13.1 | Congers, USA |
6 | Makenna Fitzgerald | AB | 1:13:10 | 23-Feb-25 | Le Semi de Cannes | Cannes, FRA |
7 | Lanni Marchant |
| 1:13:15 | 17-Aug-25 | Edmonton Marathon | Edmonton, AB |
8 | Erin Mawhinney | ON | 1:13:33 | 19-Oct-25 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, ON |
9 | Rachel Hannah | ON | 1:13:42 | 02-Mar-25 | Burlington Chilly Half | Burlington, ON |
10 | Samantha Jory | BC | 1:13:54 | 09-Feb-25 | First Half | Vancouver, BC |
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Half-Marathon Male |
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1 | Rory Linkletter |
| 1:00:57 | 02-Feb-25 | Marugame International Half | Marugame, JPN |
2 | Ben Flanagan |
| 1:01:19 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
3 | Ben Preisner | BC | 1:02:24 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
4 | Cameron Levins |
| 1:03:01 | 17-Aug-25 | Edmonton Marathon | Edmonton, AB |
5 | Andrew Davies | ON | 1:03:05 | 09-Feb-25 | First Half | Vancouver, BC |
6 | Thomas Nobbs | ON | 1:03:06 | 22-Mar-25 | Project 13.1 | Congers, USA |
7 | Max Turek | ON | 1:03:15 | 27-Apr-25 | Padova Half-Marathon | Padova, ITA |
8 | Connor Black | ON | 1:03:34 | 22-Mar-25 | Project 13.1 | Congers, USA |
9 | Justin Kent | BC | 1:03:47 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
10 | Mike Tate | NS | 1:03:50 | 22-Mar-25 | Project 13.1 | Congers, USA |
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Marathon Female |
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1 | Malindi Elmore | BC | 2:24:53 | 07-Dec-25 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, ESP |
2 | Élissa Legault | QC | 2:29:05 | 07-Dec-25 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, ESP |
3 | Anne Marie Comeau | QC | 2:33:10 | 25-May-25 | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa, ON |
4 | Rachel Hannah | ON | 2:33:47 | 19-Oct-25 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, ON |
5 | Kylee Raftis | ON | 2:34:41 | 21-Apr-25 | Boston Marathon | Boston, USA |
6 | Eliyah Brawdy | BC | 2:35:33 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
7 | Natasha Wodak | BC | 2:36:02 | 14-Sep-25 | World Athletics Championships | Tokyo, JPN |
8 | Liza Howard | ON | 2:36:09 | 13-Apr-25 | NN Marathon Rotterdam | Rotterdam, NED |
9 | Danette Sheehan |
| 2:36:15 | 27-Apr-25 | Ballarat Marathon | Ballarat, AUS |
10 | Carolyn Buchanan | ON | 2:36:27 | 27-Apr-25 | London Marathon | London, GBR |
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Marathon Male |
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1 | Rory Linkletter |
| 2:06:49 | 12-Oct-25 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, USA |
2 | Justin Kent | BC | 2:09:29 | 30-Mar-25 | McKirdy Micro | Congers, USA |
3 | Thomas Fafard | QC | 2:10:29 | 21-Dec-25 | The Marathon Project | Chandler, USA |
4 | Ben Preisner | BC | 2:10:32 | 24-Feb-25 | Osaka Marathon | Osaka, JPN |
5 | Thomas Broatch | BC | 2:10:35 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
6 | Cam Levins | BC | 2:11:07 | 15-Sep-25 | World Athletics Championships | Tokyo, JPN |
7 | Thomas Nobbs | ON | 2:12:27 | 21-Dec-25 | The Marathon Project | Chandler, USA |
8 | Andrew Alexander | ON | 2:12:55 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
9 | Tristan Woodfine | ON | 2:13:21 | 25-May-25 | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa, ON |
10 | Phil Parrot-Migas | ON | 2:13:24 | 19-Jan-25 | Houston Marathon | Houston, USA |
Compiled from World Athletics and Canadian Distance Running. Rankings only include certified courses.
January 20, 2026 (Updated February 14, 2026)
Runners show their preference for which races to run by showing up in numbers for their favorite races. Each major city in Canada hosts one of the popular race distances. The Ottawa Race Weekend takes the honour for the most popular 5K race with over 7,000 runners. The Vancouver Sun Run, with its massive 39,000 runners, leads the list of most popular 10K. For the half-marathon, the popularity contest goes to the Beneva Marathon de Montreal with over 11,800 runners. The Toronto Waterfront Marathon takes the honours as the most popular marathon with almost 7,300 runners.
Here are the lists of the 10 most popular races at the standard distances in Canada in 2025. The numbers are mostly based on finishers.
5KM
Date | Race | City | Province | Participants | Website |
24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa | ON | 7408 | |
18-Oct-25 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | ON | 6667 | |
20-Sep-25 | Marathon Beneva de Montral | Montreal | QC | 4471 | |
07-Jun-25 | Défi Entreprise Québec | Quebec | QC | 3488 | |
08-Jun-25 | Défi Entreprise Québec | Quebec | QC | 2957 | |
25-May-25 | Calgary Marathon | Calgary | AB | 2735 | |
04-May-25 | Toronto Marathon | Toronto | ON | 2437 | |
15-Jun-25 | Manitoba Marathon | Winnipeg | MB | 2281 | |
01-Jun-25 | Courses des pompiers de Laval | Laval | QC | 2211 | |
23-Nov-25 | Holly Jolly Fun Run | Toronto | ON | 2068 |
10KM
Date | Race | City | Province | Participants | Website |
27-Apr-25 | Vancouver Sun Run | Vancouver | BC | 39385 | |
11-May-25 | Sporting Life 10K | Toronto | ON | 20043 | |
14-Jun-25 | Under Armour Toronto 10K | Toronto | ON | 7379 | |
27-Apr-25 | TC10K | Victoria | BC | 7030 | |
24-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa | ON | 6246 | |
20-Sep-25 | Marathon Beneva de Montreal | Montreal | QC | 5304 | |
26-May-25 | Calgary Marathon | Calgary | AB | 4008 | |
21-Sep-25 | Under Armour Eastside 10K | Vancouver | BC | 2835 | |
04-May-25 | Toronto Marathon | Toronto | ON | 2776 | |
01-Jun-25 | Courses des pompiers de Laval | Laval | QC | 2629 |
Half-Marathon
Date | Race | City | Province | Participants | Website |
21-Sep-25 | Marathon Beneva de Montreal | Montreal | QC | 11803 | |
19-Oct-25 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | ON | 11367 | |
04-May-25 | BMO Vancouver Marathon | Vancouver | BC | 10371 | |
25-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa | ON | 9474 | |
04-May-25 | Toronto Marathon | Toronto | ON | 8824 | |
12-Oct-25 | Royal Victoria Marathon | Victoria | BC | 5468 | https://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/royal-victoria-half-marathon |
25-May-25 | Calgary Marathon | Calgary | AB | 4905 | |
04-May-25 | Demi-Marathon de Lévis | Lévis | QC | 4447 | https://www.jecoursqc.com/en/promutuel-insurance-levis-half-marathon/races/ |
22-Jun-25 | Vancouver Half Marathon | Vancouver | BC | 4211 | |
26-Apr-25 | Montreal Half-Marathon | Montreal | QC | 3160 |
Marathon
Date | Race | City | Province | Participants | Website |
19-Oct-25 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | ON | 7293 | |
04-May-25 | BMO Vancouver Marathon | Vancouver | BC | 6884 | |
21-Sep-25 | Marathon Beneva de Montreal | Montreal | QC | 4390 | |
25-May-25 | Ottawa Race Weekend | Ottawa | ON | 3266 | |
12-Oct-25 | Royal Victoria Marathon | Victoria | BC | 3220 | |
04-May-25 | Toronto Marathon | Toronto | ON | 3008 | |
04-Oct-25 | Marathon Beneva de Quebec | Quebec | QC | 2207 | |
25-May-25 | Calgary Marathon | Calgary | AB | 1938 | |
17-Aug-25 | Edmonton Marathon | Edmonton | AB | 1296 | |
15-Jun-25 | Manitoba Marathon | Winnipeg | MB | 1072 | |
26-Oct-25 | Niagara Marathon | Niagara Falls | ON | 969 |
Information on race participants is gathered from various results sites. For any corrections, please contact us.
January 15, 2026
The weekend of January 11, 2026, was full of great performances on the road by our Canadian runners, including two Canadian records.
In Valencia, Spain, Kieran Lumb lowered the Canadian 10K record by finishing 31st in 27:50 in a very competitive field. Lumb became the first Canadian to go under 28 minutes on the road. This performance beats the record set last year by Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, who ran a 28:06 at the National 10K Championship in Ottawa. Lumb, from BC but now training in Europe, is a versatile athlete who holds the Canadian indoor records at 1,500m, mile, and 3,000m, and has raced on the road from the mile to the half-marathon. He is the 2025 Canadian champion at 1,500m and 3,000m, the 2024 Canadian champion at 1,500m, and the 2023 Canadian cross-country champion.
A few hours later, in Houston, Rory Linkletter finished 7th in the Houston Half-Marathon in a time of 59:49, breaking the Canadian half-marathon record of 1:00:18 previously held by Cam Levins. Linkletter, the 2025 Road Running Canada Male Road Runner of the Year, ran with the lead pack until the 15K mark. He crossed the finish line over a minute faster than his PB set a year ago in Japan. Linkletter is the first Canadian to break the hour barrier for the half-marathon. He trains in Flagstaff, AZ, with his coach, John Green.
Also running in the Houston Half-Marathon, Cam Levins finished in 17th place in 1:00:58. His previous race was the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Marathon in August, where he placed 12th in 2:11:07. Although Levins just lost his national half-marathon record, he still holds the Canadian marathon record of 2:05:36.
Another outstanding performance from the past weekend was at the Houston Marathon, where Erin Mawhinney from Ontario placed 5th in 2:29:36. This was over six minutes faster than her debut marathon in 2024 in Toronto, where she ran 2:36:14. Mawhinney is coached by marathon Olympian Reid Coolsaet. Mawhinney started as a middle-distance runner (1,500m to 3,000m), but has gradually moved up in distance and on the roads in the past few years, winning the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon in 2023 and 2025.
January 6, 2026
Selecting the best Canadian road runner can be quite a challenge when there are so many deserving athletes. The selection of Road Runner of the Year is based on performances at national and international road races and on the level of competitiveness of those races. In its first year, Road Running Canada selected the following Canadian Road Runners.
Canadian Female Road Runner of the Year - Malindi Elmore
Although sidelined for part of the year and unable to compete in the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, Malindi Elmore from BC had such a tremendous season that she earned Canadian Female Road Runner of the Year. Elmore only raced four times in 2025, from the 5K to the marathon. She started the year with a short race, running the Vancouver St. Patrick's Day 5K in March in 16:10, finishing second to Glynis Sim. A month later, Elmore raced the Berlin Half-Marathon, placing 13th in a time of 1:10:22, making her the fastest Canadian half-marathoner this year. In May, Elmore led the Canadian 10K Championships in Ottawa for part of the race and finished in a time of 33:01, second to Gracelyn Larkin. Due to posterior tibial tendinosis, she had to miss the World Athletics Championships. Still, she focused on recovery to come back stronger than ever at the Valencia Marathon, where she placed 12th overall in relatively warm temperatures in 2:24:53, the fourth-fastest marathon by a Canadian woman. What makes this performance even more impressive is that she broke the Canadian 45+ age-group marathon record by more than 14 minutes and the World Masters Athletics marathon record by 5 minutes, which had stood since 2002. Elmore now has six of the top 10 fastest Canadian female marathon times. In the World Athletics Rankings, she averaged 1,101 across the four ranked races she ran, the highest average for a Canadian female road runner in 2025. Elmore says, "that it is an honour to be recognized with this award and that I am proud to be a Canadian Masters Runner doing what we are all doing across the country, running their best and having fun!"
Canadian Male Road Runner of the Year - Rory Linkletter
Rory Linkletter, who trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, showed guts and determination in his road racing this year. Linkletter started the year with some half-marathons, winning the Mesa Half-Marathon in February in a time of 1:02:38. This was one week after having run a 1:00:57 in the Kagawa Marugame International Half-Marathon in Japan, placing him at the top of the ranking in the half-marathon in Canada in 2025. He also won the Canadian Half-Marathon Championships in August in Edmonton by out-kicking Cam Levins, Canada's marathon record holder. This was Linkletter's first National Championship. His significant accomplishments this year, though, were really in the marathon. He ran with the pack at the Boston Marathon in April, and ended up in 6th place in a Personal Best of 2:07:02, the first time a Canadian male has cracked the top 6 in Boston since Jerome Drayton in 1977 who ran a time of 2:14:46. A few weeks later, Linkletter ran the Ottawa Marathon at the end of May in a time of 2:08:31, finishing second to Kenyan runner Albert Korir. Linkletter decided not to represent Canada at the Tokyo World Athletics Marathon in September so that he could focus his energy on attempting to break the Canadian marathon record of 2:05:36 held by Cam Levins. Linkletter went out strong at the Chicago Marathon in October, staying with the likes of Conner Mantz, who set a US marathon record that day. Although he did not break the Canadian marathon record, he lowered his personal best to 2:06:49, finishing 9th. His three marathons are the top 3 marathons by a Canadian this year. His average World Athletics Ranking of 1,145 over five road races places him at the top of Canadian male road runners.
December 27, 2025
A bevy of Canadian runners headed to Chandler, Arizona, to run in the Marathon Project on December 21, 2025, in a last attempt to run a marathon before the end of 2025. Thomas Fafard, a 2024 Olympian in the 5,000m from Quebec, running his first marathon, was the first Canadian to finish, in 2:10:29. He became the third-fastest Canadian marathoner this year, behind Rory Linkletter and Justin Kent. His time was also the third-fastest marathon debut by a Canadian male and shattered the Quebec marathon record set by Alain Bordeleau of 2:14:18 in 1984.
Thomas Nobbs improved on his marathon PB by three minutes, running 2:12:27. Thomas Broatch, in his third marathon of the year, finished in 2:13:43. Thomas Toth, running his only race this year, finished in 2:17:00. Chris Taylor, running his first marathon, completed the race in 2:25:46.
Rachel Hannah, crowned the 2025 Canadian Marathon Champion in Toronto on October 19, running her fourth marathon this year, finished in 2:41:49. Emily Andrews, running her third marathon this year, finished in 2:43:03. Leanne Klassen rounded out the Canadian elites, finishing in 2:45:26.
Canadian Elite Men
Thomas Fafard - 2:10:29
Thomas Nobbs - 2:12:27
Thomas Broatch - 2:13:43
Thomas Toth - 2:17:00
Chris Taylor - 2:25:46
Canadian Elite Women
Rachel Hannah - 2:41:49
Emily Andrews - 2:43:03
Leanne Klassen - 2:45:26
December 12, 2025
The Marathon Project is an initiative of Ben Rosario, a coach and entrepreneur, and the leader of the NAZ Elite running team. The first Marathon Project was held in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, allowing marathoners to run a fast marathon on a controlled loop course. The Marathon Project is back in 2025, bigger and better. Some top Canadian elites will participate in the event in Chandler, AZ, on the weekend of December 20 and 21, 2025. Here are the elite Canadian runners announced.
Lanni Marchant - Lanni Marchant began her running career as a steeplechaser in 2003 and later transitioned to track distance running. She made her move to the roads in 2008 and was at the top of the Canadian scene for the next decade. She won the Canadian 10K Championship in 2013, and represented Canada at the 2013 IAAF World Championships Marathon, the 2015 IAAF World Championships in the 10,000m, and the 2016 IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships. She participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 10,000m and the marathon. Her personal bests are 31:46 for the 10,000m, 1:10:47 for the half-marathon, and 2:28:00 for the marathon.
Rachel Hannah - Rachel Hannah, the 2025 Canadian Marathon Champion, has been running competitively since 2007. She was the 2014 Canadian Half-Marathon Champion in 2:33:47, the 2016 10,000m Canadian Champion, and the bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan Am Games marathon in Toronto. Hannah, who is 39 and from Ontario, holds a marathon PB of 2:32:09, set in Houston in 2016. She ran the Boston Marathon in the spring in 2:34:42.
Thomas Broatch - Thomas Broatch, the 26-year-old from BC, became a Champion when he won the 2023 Canadian Marathon Championships in Toronto in his first marathon, running 2:16:25. Since then, he has improved his marathon time to 2:10:35, set early in the year at the Houston Marathon. The next logical progression for Broatch is to go under the 2:10 barrier, which the Marathon Project should give him the best chance to do.
Tristan Woodfine - Tristan Woodfine started as a triathlete in his youth and later moved to track and field in university. He is a marathon veteran with eight marathons under his belt, his first in 2015. He has personal bests of 1:02:40 at the half-marathon in Boston in 2023 and 2:10:39 at the marathon in Houston in 2024.
Thomas Fafard - Thomas Fafard will be making his marathon debut at the Marathon Project. His running career has focused on the track, where he competed in the 1,500m to the 5,000m. In the last three years, he has started dabbling in road races, completing a 5K in 13:56, winning the Vancouver Sun Run in 2024, and running a PB of 1:02:19 in Houston in 2024.
December 7, 2025
Malindi Elmore from BC and Élissa Legault from Quebec ran as elites in the Valencia Marathon in Spain on December 7, 2025. Under slightly warm conditions, Elmore placed 12th in a very competitive field with a time of 2:24:53, while Legault finished in 23rd in a time of 2:29:05. Both women set records for those performances.
Elmore's performance was the 4th-fastest Canadian female marathon time, beaten only by two of her previous marathon times and by Natasha Wodak's Canadian record of 2:23:12. Elmore now has six of the top 10 Canadian female marathon times. Elmore, who is 45 and still competing at the international level, eclipsed the Canadian W45 age-group marathon record previously held by Krista Duchene (2:38:53, set in 2023) and the World Masters Athletics W45 record (2:29:00, set by Tatyana Pozdnyakova in 2002).
In the case of Legault, her time put her in the special sub-2:30 category and broke the Quebec female record, which had stood since 1985, when Jacqueline Gareau ran a 2:29:32.
November 25, 2025
Athletics Canada launched the fourth year of their Road Race Label Program. The Program allows runners to participate in high-quality road races and showcases some of the best runners in Canada. The Road Race Label Series will offer more than $300,000 to elite runners for their performance. The Series comprises 18 races across Canada, ranging from the 5K to the marathon. Details can be found on the Upcoming Races page.
November 18, 2025
Athletics Canada announced the top 3 runners in the 2025 Athletics Canada (AC) Road Race Label Series. Seventeen road races were part of the program (see list below). Runners accumulated World Athletics (WA) scores based on their results in these AC Road Race Label events.
In the women's category, Gracelyn Larkin had the highest World Athletics score of 1102 based on her win at the Otto's Ottawa 10K National Championships in May. This result crowned her as the 2025 AC Road Race Label Series Champion with a prize purse of $1,500. She was followed closely by Natasha Wodak, who had 1096 WA points based on her National title at the Edmonton Half-Marathon National Championships in August, earning her $750. Florence Caron was 3rd with 1090 points, also set at the Edmonton Half-Marathon, which earned her $250.
In the men's category, Rory Linkletter was Champion of the 2025 Athletics Canada Road Race Label Series by placing 2nd at the Ottawa Marathon in May, earning a WA score of 1157 and $1,500 for his efforts. Charles Philibert-Thiboutot was second with 1123 WA points based on his win at the Ottawa 10K National Championships in May, which earned him $750. Cam Levins was 3rd with 1110 WA points, also earned at the Ottawa 10K, where he placed 2nd, netting him $250.
2025 Athletics Canada Road Race Label Series |
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Date | Race | Distance(s) | Location |
February 9, 2025 | "First Half" Half Marathon | 1/2 Marathon | Vancouver, BC |
April 27, 2025 | Vancouver Sun Run Presented by Herbaland Naturals | 10km | Vancouver, BC |
May 3, 2025 | Run to Empower | 5km | Ottawa, ON |
May 4, 2025 | BMO Vancouver International Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon & ½ Marathon | Vancouver, BC |
May 10, 2025 | 5 km route La Clinique Du Coureur | 5km | Lac-Beauport, QC |
May 10, 2025 | Fredericton Marathon 5k | 5km | Fredericton, NB |
May 24, 2025 | Ottawa 10K presented by Otto’s Ottawa (Canadian 10K Championships) | 10km | Ottawa, ON |
May 25, 2025 | Tartan Ottawa International Marathon | Marathon | Ottawa, ON |
June 8, 2025 | Canada Life Forest City Road Races ½ Marathon | 1/2 Marathon | London, ON |
June 14, 2025 | Under Armour Toronto 10K | 10km | Toronto, ON |
June 15, 2025 | Manitoba Marathon presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries and Manitoba Half Marathon | Marathon & ½ Marathon | Winnipeg, MB |
August 17, 2025 | Servus Edmonton Marathon (Canadian 1/2 Marathon Championships) | 1/2 Marathon | Edmonton, AB |
September 20, 2025 | Marathon Beneva de Montréal 5km (Canadian 5K Championships) | 5km | Montreal, QC |
September 21, 2025 | Marathon Beneva de Montréal | Marathon | Montreal, QC |
September 21, 2025 | Under Armour Eastside 10km | 10km | Vancouver, BC |
October 19, 2025 | TSC Toronto Waterfront Marathon (Canadian Marathon Championships) | Marathon | Toronto,ON |
November 1, 2025 | Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Mizuno Elite 5K | 5km | Hamilton, ON |
Source: Athletics Canada. Highlights denote Canadian Championships.
October 27, 2025
The 2025 Canadian Marathon Championships were held in Toronto on October 19, 2025, as part of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The conditions were not ideal for fast times, as the wind was blowing at up to 40kph. The Canadian Championships were races within a race as the female and male Canadians battled for the title of Canadian marathon champion. In contrast, the Kenyans and Ethiopians raced for the overall win. For complete results, follow the link to Sportstats. Watch the race on YouTube.
Canadian Women's Championship race
In the women's race, Dayna Pidhoresky took the lead early in the race. Pidhoresky tasted glory in 2019 when she ran a 2:29:03 in Toronto to become the Canadian Marathon Champion and qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The 38-year-old from Ontario has seen her share of successes on the roads, having won the 2023 and 2025 Vancouver Marathons and the famous Hamilton Around the Bay 30K four times. She was also the 2011 Canadian 10K Champion.
By 5K, Pidhoresky was leading by 20 seconds, with a pack behind her composed of Kylee Raftis, Liza Howard, and Rachel Hannah. By the 10K, Dayna was still leading with Howard, Hannah, Raftis, and Makenna Fitzgerald trailing. Unfortunately, Pidhoresky could not keep pace, and Hannah overtook her by the 15K mark. Realising she was slowing down and it was not her day, Pidhoresky dropped out before reaching the halfway mark, which allowed Hannah to lead all the way to the finish line.
Hannah finished as Canadian Champion in 2:33:47, placing 6th overall and earning $10,000. Hannah has been running competitively since 2007. She was the 2014 Canadian Half-Marathon Champion, the 2016 10,000m Canadian Champion, and the bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan Am Games marathon in Toronto. Hannah, 39, from Ontario, has a marathon PB of 2:32:09, set in Houston in 2016. She ran the Boston Marathon in the spring in 2:34:42 and was third at the Canadian Marathon Championships in Toronto last year in 2:34:33. Her goal for the race was to go under 2:34, which she achieved.
By the halfway mark, Fitzgerald was able to overtake Howard and Raftis and ended up second Canadian in a time of 2:38:59. She finished in 7th position overall, earning her $5,500. Fitzgerald was 6th in the spring at the Ottawa Marathon in a personal best time of 2:37:56. She only started doing marathons in 2024 when she ran the California International Marathon.
Brittany Moran, who trailed for most of the race, was in 6th position amongst the Canadian women by the halfway mark and gradually moved her way up to 3rd by the end of the race in a time of 2:42:46. She ended up 8th overall and collected $3,000. She set her personal best marathon time in Berlin in 2022, running 2:35:42.
Championship Placing (Overall) | Athlete | Time | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Hannah | 2:33:47 | $8,000 + $2,000 |
| Makenna Fitzgerald | 2:38:59 | $4,000 + $1,500 |
| Brittany Moran | 2:42:46 | $2,000 + $1,000 |
| Liza Howard | 2:44:24 | $1,000 |
| Eliyah Brawdy | 2:45:20 | |
| Emily Andrews | 2:46:53 | |
| Jamie Hennessey | 2:47:27 | |
| Kylee Raftis | 2:47:41 | |
| Alyse Gilliver | 2:47:53 | |
| Caroline Godon | 2:50:10 |
Canadian Men's Championship race
The men's field quickly separated itself with the Kenyans and Ethiopians at the front and a pack of Canadians following. Philippe Parott-Migas, Ben Flanagan, and Andrew Alexander formed a Canadian trio that went through the 5K in 15:46. The group hung together until the halfway point, which they reached in 1:06:51. Flanagan then decided to assert himself and slowly pulled ahead.
By 30K, Flanagan had put 15 seconds on Alexander, who had another 20 seconds on Parrot-Migas. Kieran McDonald moved into 4th, a couple of minutes behind. The gap between the top three gradually grew until Flanagan reached the finish line and was crowned Canadian Marathon Champion in a time of 2:15:39 in his first marathon. His performance earned him $8,000. Thirty-year-old Flanagan, who currently resides in Cape Cod, USA, holds the Canadian 5K Road Record at 13:26 and has personal bests of 28:09 for the 10K and 1:01:00 for the half-marathon. He is a three-time Canadian 10K Champion, a 2024 Paris Olympian in the 5,000m, and the 2022 Canadian 5K Road Champion.
Parrot-Migas crossed the finish line in second position with a time of 2:17:15, far from his personal best set in Houston at the beginning of the year in 2:13:24. This result earned him $4,000. Alexander, who was third last year in a time of 2:14:13, rounded out the podium by finishing in 2:18:15. The time was also off his PB of 2:12:55, also set in Houston in January. For his performance, he earned $2,000.
Championship Placing (Overall) | Athlete | Time | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Flanagan | 2:15:39 | $8,000 |
| Philippe Parrot-Migas | 2:17:15 | $4,000 |
| Andrew Alexander | 2:18:15 | $2,000 |
| Kieran McDonald | 2:19:28 | $1,000 |
| Harry Halford | 2:24:38 | |
| Anthony Dionne | 2:28:00 | |
| Dennis Mbelenzi | 2:28:30 | |
| Blair Morgan | 2:28:53 | |
| Brent Scheibelhut | 2:29:01 | |
| Sergio Raez Villanueva | 2:31:46 |
October 15, 2025
The TCS Toronto WaterfrontMarathon updated its roster of elite athletes that will be participating in the Canadian Marathon Championships on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The runners will vie for overall prize money and the Canadian Championships prize money. Unfortunately, Thomas Broatch and John Gay had to withdraw from the race.
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Female Canadian Elite |
Male Canadian Elite |
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Dayna Pidhoresky (2:29:03) | |
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Rachel Hannah (2:32:09) |
Andrew Alexander (2:12:55) |
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Kylee Raftis (2:34:41) |
Philippe Parrot-Migas (2:13:24) |
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Liza Howard (2:35:29) |
Kieran McDonald (2:17:48) |
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Eliyah Brawdy (2:35:33) |
Sergio Raez Villanueva (2:18:04) |
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Brittany Moran (2:35:42) |
Blair Morgan (2:17:35) |
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Makenna Fitzgerald (2:37:56) |
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Emily Andrews (2:39:40) |
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Lindsay Lamrock (2:39:49) |
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Overall Prize Money |
Canadian Championships |
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1. |
$25,000 |
$8,000 |
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$12,000 |
$4,000 |
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$7,000 |
$2,000 |
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$4,000 |
$1,000 |
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$3,000 |
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$2,000 |
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$1,500 |
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$1,000 |
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October 15, 2025
Dressed in his purple Puma top, black shorts, white socks, and Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 running shoes, Rory Linkletter lined up on the first row of the 2025 Chicago Marathon with Jacob Kiplimo and Conner Mantz on his right. At 7:30 am under cool 12 °C temperatures, the gun went off. Linkletter sped down the road with the other 23 elite runners. The pace was aggressive from the start, and within 5K, the field was split into three groups with Linkletter in the second group, averaging 4:39 min/mile, representing a 2:02 marathon. This pace was much faster than required for Linkletter to break the Canadian marathon record of 2:05:36, which he had publicly stated he was chasing.
Within 10K, Linkletter's pace settled to a 2:04 marathon, which is more in line with his expectations. He was part of the chase pack about a minute behind the leaders. Linkletter reached the halfway point in 1:02:20, still on pace for breaking the Canadian marathon record. His position fluctuated between 15th and 17th until he reached the 25K mark, where he began to move up. Although he slowed down minutely around the 30K mark, he still progressed through the field, moving into 14th by the 30K point, 13th by the 35K, and 11th by 40K. Linkletter pushed himself at the end to finish 9th in a personal best time of 2:06:49, the second fastest marathon time by a Canadian. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda won the race in a time of 2:02:23, while Conner Mantz set the USA marathon record in a time of 2:04:43.
This performance was a great end of the season for Linkletter, who ran a half-marathon PB in February in Japan, finished 6th at the Boston Marathon in April with a time of 2:07:02, placed 2nd at the Ottawa Marathon in May with a time of 2:08:31, and won the Canadian Half-Marathon Championships in August.
October 6, 2025
Although there will be no repeat of last year's winners at the 2025 Canadian Marathon Championships, top Canadians, past champions, and elite Canadian marathon novices are expected to run in the streets of Toronto on Sunday, October 19th. Here are some elite runners vying for the win:
Ben Flanagan, a three-time Canadian 10K Champion, a 2024 Paris Olympian in the 5,000m, and the 2022 Canadian 5K Road Champion, will attempt to become the Canadian marathon champion as he makes his marathon debut in Toronto. Thirty-year-old Flanagan, who currently resides in Cape Cod, USA, holds the Canadian 5K Road Record at 13:26 and has personal bests of 28:09 for the 10K and 1:01:00 for the half-marathon.
Rachel Hannah has been running competitively since 2007. She was the 2014 Canadian Half-Marathon Champion, the 2016 10,000m Canadian Champion, and the bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan Am Games marathon in Toronto. Hannah, who is 39 and from Ontario, has a marathon PB of 2:32:09 that she set in Houston in 2016. She ran the Boston Marathon in the spring in a time of 2:34:42 and was third last year in Toronto at the Canadian Marathon Championships in 2:34:33. This year, she aims to break her PB by going under 2:32.
John Gay, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics in the steeplechase, will also be making his marathon debut in Toronto. Although the 28-year-old from BC has little experience on the roads, he was the 2021 and 2022 Canadian Steeplechase Champion and the 2021 Canadian Cross-country Champion. Gay is now looking to add another championship to his achievements. He hopes that training with Rory Linkletter in Flagstaff, AZ, under John Green will be fruitful.
Dayna Pidhoresky tasted glory in 2019 when she ran a 2:29:03 in Toronto to become the Canadian Marathon Champion, which qualified her for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The 38-year-old from Ontario has seen her share of successes on the roads, having won the 2023 and 2025 Vancouver Marathons and the famous Hamilton Around the Bay 30K four times. She was also the 2011 Canadian 10K Champion.
Although Thomas Broatch, the 26-year-old from BC, is the youngest of the elites participating in the Toronto Marathon, he has the credentials to repeat as the Canadian Marathon Champion when he won the 2023 Canadian Marathon Championships in Toronto in his first marathon in a time of 2:16:25. Since then, he has improved his marathon time to 2:10:35 which he did early in the year at the Houston Marathon. The next logical progression for Broatch is to go under the 2:10 barrier.
Photo: Jennifer MacDonell
September 22, 2025
The Canadian 5K Championships were held in Montreal on September 20, 2025. The cool temperature and the sunny weather offered perfect conditions for the runners as they raced through Parc Maisonneuve.
Julie Anne Staehli repeated as the Canadian 5K Champion with a finishing time of 16:16. She earned $2,000 for her win. The race was Staehli's third Canadian 5K Championships as she also won in Moncton, NB, in 2022. She was followed very closely by Erin Teschuk, who finished one second behind, earning $1,500. Teschuk was also second last year and in 2022. In third place was Erin Mawhinney, who came in a time of 16:22, earning $750. Mawhinney was 3rd this spring in Ottawa at the Canadian 10K Championships.
In the men's race, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot was also a repeat winner of the Canadian 5K Championships, finishing in a time of 14:18 and taking the top prize of $2,000. Philibert-Thiboutot just returned from the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships, where he raced in the 1,500m. Alec Purnell crossed the finish line in 2nd place in Montreal in a time of 14:26. He was followed closely by Thomas Laviolette, who finished in 14:27. Laviolette was 3rd last year in the 5K Championships.
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Placing |
Elite Female |
Time |
Prize money |
|
1 |
Julie Anne Staehli |
16:16 |
$2,000 |
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2 |
Erin Teschuk |
16:17 |
$1,500 |
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3 |
Erin Mawhinney |
16:22 |
$750 |
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4 |
Athena Andrecyk |
16:38 |
$500 |
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5 |
Bianca Premont |
16:40 |
$250 |
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6 |
Elissa Legault |
16:49 |
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|
7 |
Elodie de Coene |
16:55 |
|
|
8 |
Anne-Marie Gauthier |
16:59 |
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|
9 |
Sophie Black |
17:32 |
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|
10 |
Rosalie Menard |
17:40 |
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Placing |
Elite Male |
Time |
Prize money |
|
1 |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |
14:18 |
$2,000 |
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2 |
Alec Purnell |
14:26 |
$1,500 |
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3 |
Thomas Laviolette |
14:27 |
$750 |
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4 |
Aurelien Tortet |
14:33 |
$500 |
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5 |
Kyle Grieve |
14:58 |
$250 |
|
6 |
Bosona Leta |
15:04 |
|
|
7 |
Arnaud Francioni |
15:44 |
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September 18, 2025
Canada sent a team of four marathoners to compete in the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Both races were held in hot and humid temperatures (26-29°C), which created a race of attrition. The women's race was held on September 14, with the Canadian marathon record holder Natasha Wodak being the sole Canadian female runner. Her experience showed as she adhered to her game plan and ran according to the conditions. Although she was down to 36th place in the first half of the race, she rallied and finished in 31st place in a time of 2:36:02. This was Wodak's second appearance at the World Athletics Championships in the marathon, as she previously competed in Budapest, Hungary, in 2023. With such a long and illustrious athletics career spanning over 20 years, she wonders at the age of 43 if she will be competing in future World Athletics Marathons.
In the men's race, held on September 15, three experienced runners represented Canada: Cam Levins, Justin Kent, and Ben Preisner. Levins stayed quietly at the back of the lead pack for most of the race, taking on water, nutrition, and trying to keep cool with ice packs. The leading group of runners was composed of about 40 athletes, but with the heat and humidity of Tokyo, runners kept falling off the back. Twice during the later stages of the race between 30 and 35K, Levins fell back, but rallied and rejoined the lead pack. At 39K, a gap started to appear as the front runners pushed the pace to reach the finish line. Levins hung on to finish 12th in a time of 2:11:07. This was Levins' second World Athletics Marathon Championship, as he participated in 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, where he placed 4th.
Kent and Preisner ran together either in a pack or by themselves for most of the race. Kent managed to put a bit of distance from Preisner at the end of the race with Kent finishing in 35th place in a time of 2:17:12, while Preisner ended in 36th place with a time of 2:17:32. These results were similar to when they raced in the last World Athletics Championships marathon in Budapest, Hungary, in 2023, where they finished close together with Preisner in 27th and Kent in 29th, less than 30 seconds apart.
Kent thought it was a tough race with pretty brutal conditions. He says he "dealt with some scary hamstring cramping around 30k that forced me to slow down for a few km, but seemed to rally back the last 7km. I think I went from 51st to 35th." He felt it was an "unreal experience finishing in the stadium".
Preisner had this to say after the race: "I’d say the race was a decent showing yesterday. I think I executed my race plan well through the first half and found a good group to work with. I was feeling confident going into the last 7k but I guess bit off more than I could chew and paid the price. All in all, it’s always an honour to represent Canada and be able to compete against the best in the world. Looking forward to using this as a learning experience."
September 8, 2025
From September 13 to 21, the eyes of the world will be on Tokyo as it hosts the 2025 World Athletics Championships. Canada is sending a strong team to Tokyo for the marathon. Initially, three women and three men were to participate; however, Malindi Elmore had to withdraw due to an injury sustained in July. Moreover, Leslie Sexton also had to pull out. Four elite Canadian runners will thus be competing in the marathon: Natasha Wodak, Justin Kent, Cam Levins, and Ben Preisner. The women’s marathon will be held on September 14, while the men’s race will be on the 15th. As usual, the temperature is expected to be hot, in the mid-30°C, which will make it challenging for all runners.
Natasha Wodak
Canada’s female marathon record holder will be competing in her second World Athletics Marathon Championships. She competed in the previous World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2023 where she finished 15th in a time of 2:30:09. Wodak, a native of BC, set her Canadian marathon record in Berlin in 2022 with a time of 2:23:12. Her prospect for Tokyo look good with her recent win at the 2025 Canadian Half-Marathon Championship in Edmonton, AB where she clocked a 1:11:40. Wodak is familiar with international competition as she also participated in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 10,000m and in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the marathon. Her national titles include a 5K championship in 2015, two 10K championships in 2022 and 2023, two half-marathon championships in 2024 and 2025, and the Canadian marathon championship in 2024.
Justin Kent
Kent is poised for a good race in Tokyo as he just set his marathon Personal Best in March, clocking a 2:09:29, becoming the fourth fastest Canadian marathoner. His training is going well, and he is ready for the Worlds, as he revealed to Road Running Canada, “just doing everything I can to prepare for the heat and humidity.” “I’m now 3 minutes faster than I was at the last World Champs in Budapest. I’m excited to mix it up with the world’s best.” As he mentions, he participated in the 2023 World Athletics Championships marathon, where he finished 29th in a time of 2:15:26. Kent was the 2024 Canadian Marathon Champion when he raced in Toronto with a time of 2:12:17.
Cam Levins
It is difficult not to think of Levins when you think of Canadian marathoners. Levin, from BC, was the first Canadian to break Jerome Drayton’s marathon record of 2:10:09 that stood for 43 years. Levin broke that record in Toronto in 2018 when he clocked a 2:09:25 in his first marathon. Levins followed that performance with a 2:07:09 in 2022 at the World Athletics Championships, and an even more astonishing performance when he broke his record again in 2023, when he clocked a 2:05:36 in Tokyo. These performances bode well for Levins, who will be familiar with racing in Tokyo, having also run in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Marathon. Levins, who represented Canada in the 2012 London Olympics in the 5,000m and 10,000m, is also the 2017 Canadian 5K Champion, the 2018 Canadian Marathon Champion, and the 2023 and 2024 Canadian Half-Marathon Champion. He holds the Canadian Half-Marathon record of 1:00:18 set in Vancouver, BC, in 2023.
Ben Preisner
Preisner is also familiar with Tokyo and racing at the highest level of competition. Preisner was the highest placing Canadian at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic marathon where is placed 46th in a time of 2:19:27. He improved his placing at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2023 when he finished 28th in 2:15:02. Preisner, from Ontario but currently living in BC, is currently the third fastest Canadian marathoner with his 2:08:58 which in ran in Japan in 2024. His readiness for running in Japan is evident by his clocking of a 2:10:32 in Osaka in February of this year. As told to the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast, after his 3rd place at the Canadian Half-Marathon Championships, he is feeling good. The race gave him confidence, yet he realises that the hot and humid Tokyo weather will make the marathon more of a race of attrition.
August 29, 2025
After winning the Canadian 10K Championships in May while setting a national record of 28:06, you might think that Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (CPT) from Quebec City is at the top of his game and ready to continue setting great performances. He will certainly do that as he has been selected to compete in the 2025 Tokyo World Track and Field Championships in September. However, after racing for the last 15 years, CPT is ready to hang up his competitive running shoes. But not before taking one last opportunity to enjoy himself on the roads of New York City in November. On August 19, 2025, the New York Road Runners announced their roster of elite athletes for the NYC Marathon, which included CPT as a first-time marathoner.
Philibert-Thiboutot has been running competitively since 2010, when he completed a 10K race in Quebec in 32:36. His focus has been on the track, with the 1,500m being his main event, representing Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. He has been the Canadian Champion at that distance four times. He also won the 2023 Pan American Games 1,500m in Santiago, Chile. He has dabbled in road races, as evidenced by his 2016 and 2024 Canadian 5K Championships and his recent 10K Championship. He completed a half-marathon in Toronto in 2018 with a time of 1:09:15, which is not indicative of his current capabilities.
In choosing the New York City Marathon, CPT mentions: "I've been told several times that it's the most interesting marathon with the best atmosphere. I want a great experience for my last race ever, so the time is secondary." After the marathon, Philibert-Thiboutot plans to rest and run for the joy of it. He will also be starting a full-time job in the new year.
August 18, 2025
A sunny and cool 12°C greeted the runners as they lined up for the start of the 2025 Edmonton Half-Marathon, which took place on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The race served as the Canadian Half-Marathon Championships, and over $10,000 was on the line for the elite runners competing to be named Canadian Half-Marathon Champion. The cool temperatures and the relatively flat course provided almost perfect conditions for fast times.
Top female runners on the start line included Natasha Wodak, Leslie Sexton, Lanni Marchant, Florence Caron, Maria Zambrano, and Lauren McNeil from England. By the mid-point of the race, McNeil was leading, followed closely by Caron, then Wodak and Marchant. By the time they reached the finish, McNeil had secured the win in a time of 1:11:25. Wodak was able to overtake Caron to claim the 2025 Canadian Half-Marathon Championships in a time of 1:11:40. Caron came in third in a time of 1:11:57, while Lanni Marchant was fourth, and Zambrano fifth.
Wodak, being the first Canadian, added another Canadian Championships title to her resume, and also earned $3,000 for her placing. Her next major race will be the World Track and Field Championships Marathon in Tokyo in September. Caron, who was crowned the 2025 Canadian 10,000m champion in June, was the second Canadian and won $1,750 for her efforts. Lanni Marchant, 10,000m bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, ON, was the third Canadian and took home $750 for her efforts.
In the men's race, Canada's top marathoners lined up to race the Half-Marathon Championships with Cam Levins, Rory Linkletter, Ben Preisner, and Andrew Alexander leading the charge. All four were running together at the mid-point of the race. As the runners made their way to the finish line, Alexander was the first to fall back, followed by Preisner. As the end approached, Levins and Linkletter were neck to neck in a fierce battle for the title of Canadian Half-Marathon Champion. With the finish line in sight, Linkletter put on a surge that left Levins a few meters and one second behind by the time Linkletter broke the tape in 1:03:00. As Linkletter told CBC regarding the sprint finish with Levins, it was "super fun to battle with him and it took everything to get to the line first."
Preisner came a few seconds after Levins in 1:03:15 to round out the podium finishers. For their efforts, Linkletter earned $3,500, while Levins and Preisner won $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. The next major race for Linkletter will be the Chicago Marathon in October, while Levins and Preisner will be representing Canada at the World Track and Field Championships Marathon in Tokyo in September.
2025 Edmonton Half-Marathon Top Finishers
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Placing |
Female |
Time |
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1 |
Lauren McNeil (GBR) |
1:11:25 |
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2 |
Natasha Wodak |
1:11:40 |
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3 |
Florence Caron |
1:11:57 |
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4 |
Lanni Marchant |
1:13:15 |
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5 |
Maria Zambrano |
1:18:34 |
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6 |
Leanne Klassen |
1:18:47 |
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7 |
Asia Dwyer |
1:19:12 |
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8 |
Jamie Hennessey |
1:19:20 |
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9 |
Bridget Leon |
1:19:26 |
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10 |
Amy Miller |
1:19:20 |
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Placing |
Male |
Time |
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1 |
Rory Linkletter |
1:03:00 |
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2 |
Cam Levins |
1:03:01 |
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3 |
Ben Preisner |
1:03:15 |
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4 |
Andrew Alexander |
1:04:14 |
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5 |
Nageso Nyafaro Tuse (ETH) |
1:05:24 |
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6 |
Russell Pennock |
1:05:53 |
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7 |
Kieran McDonald |
1:06:15 |
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8 |
Moktar Saeed |
1:07:13 |
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9 |
Danny Morin |
1:09:38 |
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10 |
Anthony Dionne |
1:10:27 |
August 15, 2025
Ben Flanagan, a three-time Canadian 10K Champion, a 2024 Paris Olympian in the 5,000m, and the 2022 Canadian 5K Road Champion, will make his marathon debut at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 19. He will have the opportunity to become a Canadian champion at the marathon distance.
Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, Flanagan currently resides in Cape Cod, USA, with his wife and daughter. He is sponsored by On Running and trains under coach Jon Green, who also coaches Rory Linkletter.
Flanagan holds the Canadian 5K Road Record at 13:26 and has personal bests of 28:09 for the 10K and 1:01:00 for the half-marathon. He is well-prepared to run a fast time at the Canadian Championships. Flanagan views his first marathon as a stepping stone toward ultimately qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Marathon.
For more details, read the press release on Ben Flanagan from the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Flanagan leading the 2022 Canadian 5K Championships in Moncton, NB. (Photo: Norman Marcotte)
Photo: Miguel A Amutio on Unsplash
July 25, 2025
The Canadian 10K Championships were held in Ottawa on May 24, 2025. The evening races held under cloudy and relatively cool temperatures were comprised of a star-studded field of female and male Canadian runners.
In the men's race, five runners quickly distanced themselves from the field and the masses: Cam Levins, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (aka CPT), Andrew Alexander, Max Turek, and Thomas Broach. With Levins pushing the pace, Broach was the first of the five to lose contact with the group, followed by Turek. Levins, CPT, and Alexander stayed together until the 6K mark when Alexander had to drop back. Levins continued to lead CPT until Philibert-Thiboutot decided to throw in a 2:41 km at the 8K mark to take the lead from Levins. With a tremendous push to the finish line, Philibert-Thiboutot smashed the Canadian 10K Road Record previously held by Ben Flanagan by 3 seconds, finishing in a time of 28:06. Levins crossed the finish line in second place in a time of 28:14, quickly followed by Andrew Alexander in 3rd in 28:17.
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Placing |
Male |
Time |
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1 |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |
28:06 |
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2 |
Cameron Levins |
28:14 |
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3 |
Andrew Alexander |
28:17 |
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4 |
Max Turek |
28:37 |
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5 |
Thomas Broatch |
28:56 |
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6 |
Thomas Nobbs |
28:58 |
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7 |
Jeremy Coughler |
29:04 |
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8 |
Lee Wesselius |
29:26 |
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9 |
Matt Talbot |
29:28 |
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10 |
Alex Cyr |
29:31 |
In the women's race, Malindi Elmore and Gracelyn Larkin quickly separated themselves from the others, with Elmore taking a significant lead of over 200m early in the race. She was reeled in by Larkin, who caught Elmore between the 7th and 8th km. Larkin went on to win her first road race title in a time of 32:43. She was followed by Elmore in 33:01 and Erin Mawhinney in 33:09.
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Placing |
Female |
Time |
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1 |
Gracelyn Larkin |
32:43 |
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2 |
Malindi Elmore |
33:01 |
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3 |
Erin Mawhinney |
33:09 |
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4 |
Salome Nyirarukundo |
33:23 |
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5 |
Lanni Marchant |
33:28 |
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6 |
Rachel Hannah |
33:38 |
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7 |
Katelyn Ayers |
33:45 |
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8 |
Alexandra Lucki |
33:57 |
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9 |
Lilly Tuck |
33:59 |
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10 |
Eliyah Brawdy |
34:03 |
The race was part of the Ottawa Race weekend that features a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 10K race attracted over 6,200 runners. You can watch the full 10K race coverage on YouTube.
Road Running Canada Launches Website
July 15, 2025
The website Road Running Canada launched today. The aim is to raise the profile of road running in Canada by having a dedicated website. The website will highlight achievements in road running in Canada. It will cover Canadian runners, races, and performances.
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