Rory Linkletter took the crown from the middle of the Canadian marathon of Cam Levins, and now points to his national history in the marathon.
The link born in Calgary surpassed Levins de Black Creek, BC, on the line on Sunday in Edmonton, collecting his first Canadian title with a three -minute marathon of one hour.
Levins, the head of the national record in the distance that had prevailed in each of the previous three national marathon championships in Winnipeg, finished a second. Ben Preisner of Milton, Ontario, reaching the end at 1:03:15.
“[The] Sprint’s finish was electric, “Linkletter said Canadian career of Sunday’s race. “I knew that Cam was going to fight the teeth and nail, and he gave many blows to the last 2 [kilometres] To try me.
“He felt like a great fight and I am proud to have won this. It means more win against good competition.”
Linkletter, who now lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, had not run to Levins since August 10 in the Olympic marathon in Paris, where Levins placed 36 (2:11:56), 11 points ahead of Linkletter (2:13:09).
That race fed his determination to become the best marathoner that can be for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.The following for Linkletter is to aim at the Canadian brand 2:05:36 of Levins in the Chicago Marathon on October 12 instead of competing in the World Athletics Championship from September 13 to 21 in Tokyo.
Linkletter lost his first Canadian title on May 25, ending Albert Korir in Kenya in the Ottawa marathon.
A month earlier, the 28 -year -old Linkletter was 2:07:02 for the sixth in Boston, a better personal and faster time of 59 seconds for a Canadian in the event that put it secondly on the list of all Canadian times.
Linkletter began its construction of Boston running two races at the distance of 21.1 km for six days, in Marugame, Japan, where it ran 1:00:57 PB on February 2, and Mesa, Ariz.
Chicago, where the deceased Kelvin Kiptum established the male record of 2:00:35 two years ago, it is a flat and fast course. The male field includes six athletes that have broken 2:04.
In Sunday’s female marathon, the British runner Lauren McNeil, who lives and trains in Kelowan, was victorious at 1:11:25 about the defender champion Natasha Wodak (1:11:40) who lives in North Vancouver.
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Meanwhile, roadmate Ben Flanagan de Kitchener, Ontario, continues to recover from a partially torn labrum in his left hip joint.
He could not be a complete participant in the 53rd annual Falmouth Road race on Sunday near his home in Bourne, Massachusetts, but the 30 -year -old ran.
Flanagan began at the back of the pack and helped collect $ 24,264 from the US, collecting $ 1 for each of the 8,088 runners that approved for the J-Rob Local Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to providing sports equipment adaptive to children with physical disabilities or challenges.
Falmouth Road Race Inc. donation was paired, dollar per dollar, by Cutter Financial Services and a silent donor.
Last week, Flanagan established a goal that some 5,000 runners passed the day and said he was happy to help the needy young athletes.
“It is a great way to compete in a different experience and interact with all people,” Bourne Enterprise told the newspaper. “I just have to execute it intelligently and not try to do it in excess.”
Flanagan had planned to run around a rhythm of six minutes, about 90 seconds slower than his usual rhythm of a mile.
He won the male elite career in his debut in 2018 and consecutive in 2021 and 2022. He was third last year. Flanagan’s wife, Hannah, grew up in Falmouth and his father has served as President of FRR in recent years.
Flanagan made his Olympic debut last summer on the track more than 5,000 meters and will make his marathon debut
