A Resurgence Of Canadian Marathoning In Toronto
Reid Coolsaet clocks the second-fastest marathon in the nation's history.
Reid Coolsaet clocks the second-fastest marathon in the nation’s history.
In recent Olympic cycles, Canadian marathoners have struggled to compete with the rest of the world.
This no longer looks to be the case.
Photo Gallery: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
At yesterday’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Reid Coolsaet clocked a 2:10:55–good for third overall. His time broke his own record set last year for the fastest marathon run by a Canadian on Canadian soil. It’s also the second-fastest marathon in Canadian history. The top time goes back to Jerome Drayton’s 2:10:09 that was set all the way back in 1975.
Coolsaet’s training partner, Eric Gillis, came in fourth place.
Coolsaet is pleased with his strategy during the race, which was to try and stay with the leaders and hold on as long as possible.
“I’m 100 per cent glad I made that decision,” he said. “Obviously I wanted to go for the record, but with the conditions and it being so tough and deciding to go out with that lead pack was about a minute faster [for the first half of the marathon] than I wanted to go out.”
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