Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Not to be confused with Toronto Marathon.
Toronto Waterfront Marathon

2008 Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Date Mid-October
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 2000
Course records

Men (2:07:04.8) Deressa Chimsa

Women (2:22:42.5) Koren Jelela Yal
Official site Toronto Waterfront Marathon

The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is an annual marathon held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in October. The race day also includes a half marathon and 5 km race.

The race has quickly become an elite level marathon and is one of just five IAAF Gold Label marathons in North America.[1][2] At the 2013 edition of the race, race winner Deressa Chimsa broke the men's course record with the fastest marathon ever recorded on Canadian soil.[3] In the 2011 edition of the race, race winner Koren Jelela Yal broke the women's course record with the fastest marathon ever recorded on Canada soil. Canadian runner Ed Whitlock has set multiple age group world records at the Waterfront Marathon, including a record in the 75 to 79 age group with a time of 3:08:35 in 2006,[4] and a record in the 85 to 89 age group with a time of 3:56:33 in 2016.[5]

The Waterfront Marathon is not the only Toronto Marathon. The smaller GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon, which used to be held three weeks later in October, is held on the first Sunday in May.

Past winners

Russia's Lyubov Morgunova was the women's winner in 2003.

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2000  Joseph Nderitu (KEN) 2:19:41.4  Sue Grise (CAN) 3:08:38.2
2nd 2001  Daniel Howat (CAN) 2:45:20.8  Leslie Gold (USA) 3:07:10.1
3rd 2002  Stephane Gamache (CAN) 2:25:24.5  Nicole Stevenson (CAN) 2:37:56.4
4th 2003  Joseph Nderitu (KEN) 2:17:50.0  Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) 2:36:19.5
5th 2004  Danny Kassap (COD) 2:14:50.0  Lioudmila Kortchaguina (RUS) 2:36:31.9
6th 2005  Simon Kipruto (KEN) 2:11:56.5  Anastasia Ndereba (KEN) 2:36:30.8
7th 2006  Daniel Rono (KEN) 2:10:14.6  Małgorzata Sobańska (POL) 2:34:31.7
8th 2007  John Kelai (KEN) 2:09:30.0  Asha Gigi (ETH) 2:33:15.7
9th 2008  Kenneth Mungara (KEN) 2:11:00.9  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:29:05.9
10th 2009  Kenneth Mungara (KEN) 2:08:31.9  Amane Gobena (ETH) 2:28:30.4
11th 2010  Kenneth Mungara (KEN) 2:07:57.1  Sharon Cherop (KEN) 2:22:42.8
12th 2011[6]  Kenneth Mungara (KEN) 2:09:49.0  Koren Jelela (ETH) 2:22:42.5
13th 2012  Sahle Warga (ETH) 2:10:35.8  Mary Davies (NZL) 2:28:55.4
14th 2013[7]  Deressa Chimsa (ETH) 2:07:04.8  Flomena Cheyech (KEN) 2:25:13.0
15th 2014  Laban Korir (KEN) 2:08:15  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:23:15
16th 2015  Ishhimael Chemtan (KEN) 2:09:00  Shure Demise (ETH) 2:23:37

Charities

The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has successfully raised millions of dollars for charity since its inception. The largest charity attending the marathon for the past three years has been the Engineers Without Borders organization, which uses donations from the marathon for its Run to End Poverty initiative.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5249327-scotiabank-toronto-waterfront-marathon-earns-prestigious-iaaf-gold-label-status/
  2. ↑ "Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon awarded prestigious IAAF Gold standard" (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario: Run Ottawa. October 22, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2016./
  3. ↑ Gains, Paul (2013-10-20). Records galore at Toronto Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.
  4. ↑ "DANIEL RONO STORMS TO NEW RACE RECORD IN SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON". torontowaterfrontmarathon.com. September 2006. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  5. ↑ "Record-busting marathoner Ed Whitlock sets new mark at age 85". The Globe and Mail. October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  6. ↑ Gains, Paul (2011-10-16). Mungara claims fourth Toronto Marathon title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.
  7. ↑ Gains, Paul (2013-10-20). Records galore at Toronto Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.
  8. ↑ http://ewb.akaraisin.com/Common/Event/Home.aspx?seid=9400&mid=8
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