On Sunday on the 2023 Canadian Half Marathon Championships in Winnipeg, the Canadian half-marathon file holder, Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., received his second-consecutive Canadian half-marathon title, topping the rostrum in 61:41.
Breaking the 63:23 course file he set eventually yr’s championships, Levins seized management early within the race, hitting the 5-km mark in 14:07—greater than a minute forward of the remainder of the sphere. The 34-year-old didn’t relent, posting 29:13 at 10 km and 43:31 at 15 km and ending the race greater than 5 minutes forward of Phil Parrot-Migas, of London, Ont., who positioned second in 66:42. Justin Kent of Burnaby, B.C., ran 66:57 to complete third.
Congratulations to all of the athletes that laced up for the Canadian Half Marathon Championships this weekend!
Your BC Crew had an unimaginable displaying
– Cam Levins 1st
– Justin Kent third
– Samantha Jory third
– Dayna Pidhoresky fifthNice work crew! pic.twitter.com/GXUn0ActYl
— BC Athletics (@BC_Athletics) June 19, 2023
Levins, who holds the Canadian information for each the marathon and half-marathon, provides one other sturdy efficiency to what has already been a stellar yr for the athlete. In February he ran a half-marathon private greatest in Vancouver (60:18), breaking Ben Flanagan’s Canadian file, and the next month ran 2:05:36 on the Tokyo Marathon to safe the North American file.
Montreal’s Élissa Legault topped the ladies’s podium Sunday in 72:18, placing greater than a minute between herself and second-place Kinsey Middleton of Boise, Idaho (73:38), who was adopted by Vancouver’s Samantha Jory in third (75:03).
VICTOIRE DE ÉLISSA LEGAULT 🇨🇦🏆! C’est bien une Québécoise qui est montée sur la première marche du podium aux Championnats canadiens du demi-marathon à Winnipeg (Manitoba) – 1:12:18 ⭐️!
Crédits photograph 📸 : Murielle Aglot pic.twitter.com/swffxPt8EH
— Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme (FQA) (@Athl_FQA) June 19, 2023
Within the males’s marathon, Roger Hopper of Chesapeake, Va., completed first in 2:23:45, adopted by Steffan Reimer (2:32:26) of Blumenort, Man., and Paul Carr of Winnipeg (2:44:54). Three Winnipeg girls topped the marathon podium: Daybreak Neal (2:57:57), Jessica Wylychenko (3:06:53) and Caroline Fisher (3:15:07).
The climate Sunday was a welcome change from the extreme situations final yr that compelled the cancellation of the Manitoba Marathon midway into the occasion. The 2022 marathon was cancelled about 75 minutes into the race after the temperature climbed to 37 C. Runners took to social media following the race, some expressing appreciation to the race administrators for retaining athletes protected, with others noting their confusion on the manner the race ended.
In response, Manitoba Marathon organizers launched a brand new communications technique forward of this yr’s race to raised put together for conditions reminiscent of excessive climate. The brand new measaures included sending race members extra frequent updates on climate and course situations within the week main as much as the occasion and improving volunteer coaching.
Race organizers say shut to eight,000 runners took half on this yr’s occasion.
