| News From: Sunday, October 14, 2012 |
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Ethiopia's Warga Wins Wet Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(The Record.com)
Sale Warga won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 35 seconds.
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Whitlock Sets Another World Record at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(Inside Halton)
Ed Whitlock smashed the age group world record for the marathon by nearly 15 minutes at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 3 hours 30 minutes and 28 seconds.
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Ottawa Resident Wins Women's Division Of Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(Ottawa Citizen)
Mary Davies won the women's division of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 48 seconds.
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| News From: Saturday, October 13, 2012 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Hardships and Highlights of Running the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon
(Metro News)
More than twenty-five thousand runners will lace up for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday morning.
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| News From: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Gena Wants First Ethiopian Victory In Toronto
(IAAF.org)
Siraj Gena want to win the Toronto Waterfront Marathon for his country. Gena has a personal best of 2 hours 8 minutes and 31 seconds and hopes to outlast one of the best fields ever assembles for Toronto's marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, September 20, 2012 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Coolsaet To Act As Pace Setter For Kenya's Chelimo In Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(The Spec)
Reid Coolsaet won't finish the Toronto Waterfront Marathon this October and he doesn't mind as he will be pacing Stephen Chelimo who led Coolsaet to his personal best at last year's race.
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| News From: Friday, August 24, 2012 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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At 51, Ruegger Still Holds Canadian Marathon Record
(Race Results Weekly)
With the Toronto Waterfront Marathon coming up, Canadian record-holder, Silver Ruegger reflects on her record (2:28:36 at the 1985 Houston Marathon) and belief that it could fall this year.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Guineness World Records Refuses To Recognize Fauja Singh's Marathon Feat
(Times of India)
According to the Guiness Book of World Records Fauja Singh was unable to produce a birth certificate that verifies his claimed age of 100 years. Thus his completion of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon as a centenarian and the oldest person to cover the distance will not be a world record.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Toronto Waterfront Marathon Confirms Bonus for Women's Winner
(Race Results Weekly)
Though the women's race winner Koren Yal, finished a mere 3/10th of a second behind the course record, the Toronto Waterfront Marathon officials have confirmed that they will award Yal a bonus 25,000 CAD bonus for tying the record of 2:22:43.
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| News From: Monday, October 17, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Kenneth Mungara Continues Toronto Waterfront Marathon Dominance
(The Globe And Mail)
Kenneth Mungara captured his fourth consecutive crown in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 51 seconds.
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100-Year-Old Marathoner Sets World Record By Completing Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(Washington Post)
Fauja Singh set a world record for being the oldest person to complete a marathon when he finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time just over 8 hours
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| News From: Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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100-Year-Old Runner Hopes To Set Record In Toronto Marathon
(Herald Sun)
Centenarian Fauja Singh hopes to cross the finish line of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon this Sunday and should become the first person in history past the century mark to finish the 26.2 mile race distance.
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| News From: Thursday, October 13, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Scotia Waterfront Marathon On Sunday
(680 News)
The Waterfront Marathon will kick of on Sunday Morning at 9 am with road closures starting at noon on Saturday.
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| News From: Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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The Indefatigable Spirit Of A 100-Year-Old Marathon Runner
(The Globe and Mail)
Fauja Singh will attempt to run the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in hopes of becoming the oldest marathon finisher on October 16.
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| News From: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Yal Looking For Toronto Course Record
(IAAF.org)
Koren Yal will be chasing a better life and a course record at the October 16 Toronto Waterfront Marathon
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Ethiopia's Koren Yal Looking for Toronto Course Record
(Race Results Weekly)
Ethiopian runner, Koren Yal will look to improve upon her 2010 4th-place finish, and strike a personal best sub-2:24, after a great 2011 marathon year, winning the Mumbai Marathon and finishing 3rd at Paris.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Mungara Targets More Glory As He Returns To Toronto Run
(All Africa)
Kennenth Mungara is defying the trend of young runners winning marathons with his results. The 38-year-old will return to the Toronto Waterfront Marathon is hopes of a fourth consecutive victory.
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Bairu Withdraws From Toronto Marathon, Pushing Back Olympic Qualifying Bid
(The Record)
Simon Bairu has withdrawn from the Toronto Waterfront Marathon Citing Fatigue. This withdrawal will postpone his 2012 Olympic qualifying bid.
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| News From: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Three-Time Toronto Champion Mungara Wants More
(Race Results Weekly)
38 year old Kenyan Kenneth Mungara looks to continue defying age as he looks to four-peat at this year's Toronto Waterfront Marathon, against another lineup of accomplished marathoners.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Ambitious Dibaba Looking For Ethiopian Olympic Spot In Toronto
(IAAF.org)
The women's field for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon should be wide open as the defending champion ran for Kenya in the World Athletics Championships and won't return.
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| News From: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Calling All Mascots, Vegetables, Television Characters And Families To Torontos Waterfront Marathon
(News Wire Canada)
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon and the Guiness Book of World Records is providing an opportunity for marathon runners to break four world records.
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| News From: Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Dream Big At The 2011 Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(News Wire.ca)
The theme of this year's Toronto Waterfront Marathon, which kicks off in four months, is Dream Big. Race organizers want to help athletes of all abilities to set their goals and reach them from the Olympic athlete, to a Boston Qualifier or even the first time marathon runners.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Toronto Waterfront Marathon A Steep Learning Curve For Loiselle
(Toronto Star)
Matt Loiselle hopes to represent Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games and his marathon race in Toronto this past weekend was a big learning opportunity.
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| News From: Monday, September 27, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Records Set At Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(Toronto Sun)
Kenneth Mungara won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 57 seconds breaking his own course record by 34 seconds.
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Toronto Waterfront Race Puts City In Marathon Major League
(Toronto Star)
Kenyan Kenneth Mungara broke his own course record to win the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Toronto Waterfront Marathon Three-Peat For Mungara
(The Globe And Mail)
Kenneth Mungara, Kenya, won a third consecutive Toronto Waterfront Marathon by breaking his own course record and running a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 57 seconds.
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| News From: Sunday, September 26, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Quality Marathon Results in Toronto Today
(Race Results Weekly)
Kenya's Kenneth Mungara became the only man to break two hours and eight minutes on Canadian soil, breaking his own Canadian all-comers record and winning the Toronto Waterfront Marathon iwth a time of 2:07:58. Kenya's Sharon Cherop just edged out Ethiopia's Tsegaye Tirfi Beyene by one second to take the women's title in 2:22:43.
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| News From: Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon Volunteers Help Propel Runners Across The Finish Line
(The Globe and Mail)
Kathryn Garret finished her first half-marathon in 2003 and made her new goal to help others cross the finish line.
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| News From: Thursday, August 5, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Before You Follow A Pace Bunny, Learn The Race Plan
(The Globe and Mail)
Duff McLaren has paced the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and pacers are growing in popularity for most major marathons.
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| News From: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Gears Up For Biggest Year Yet As The Marathon Marks It's 2,500th Year
(Digital Journal)
The celebration of the 2500th anniversary of the marathon has motivated the Toronto Waterfront Marathon to raise more than two point five million dollars for one-hundred and fifteen charities registered for the race.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Toronto Marathon Controversy Continues
(Toronto Sun)
While the two marathons in Toronto had come to an amicable agreement about spacing the events further apart, a third party has come forward to protest the dates that would have taken effect in May 2011.
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| News From: Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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One Marathon Better Than Two
(Toronto Sun)
Local residents of Toronto are getting frustrated with both marathons in the fall and the disruption in traffic for two weekends. Most hope the two could join forces and not take away from the prestige of either event.
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| News From: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Breaking Records and Helping Local Communities: 20th Anniversary Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Raises $2.3 Million for 89 Local Charities
(Newswired)
A record breaking amount of funds have been raised by the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon for eighty-nine local charities. Over two-million dollars has been contributed by the twentieth anniversary of the marathon.
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| News From: Monday, September 28, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Even the Winner of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon Can't Believe His Time
(Globe and Mail)
Defending Champion Kenneth Mungara of Kenya was successful in his bid to win the marathon a second straight year with a new Canadian Marathon record of 2 hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds.
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| News From: Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Kenyan Defending Champ Returns for Another Shot at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(The Globe and Mail)
Kenneth Mungara, Kenya, returns to the Toronto Waterfront Marathon hoping to finish stronger than last year. His winning time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 1 second was only two seconds ahead of Peter Kiprotich.
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Modern-day Aesop's Fable Plays Out at the Waterfront Marathon
(The Star.com)
A record number of participants will traverse the 26.2 miles of the Waterfront Marathon. Lioudmila won the race in 2004 with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and Bernadette Behnke returns as the last place finisher in 2008 with a time of 7 hours and 45 minutes.
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| News From: Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Toronto Waterfront Marathon Gets Underway Sunday, Road Closures in Effect Starting Saturday
(680 News)
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon will shut down about forty kilometers of Toronto's roadways on Saturday and Sunday. The roads will be re-opened approximately six and a half hours after the start of the race
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| News From: Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Runners and Spectators Take to the Streets!
(CNW Group)
The 20th annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon kicks off this Sunday September 27 and starts at 7:30 am. Twenty-thousand competitors are expected to travel the streets of Toronto.
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| News From: Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Mayor Miller officially kicks-off 20th anniversary Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon training season
(CNW Group)
Nathan Phillips Square hosted the Mayor of Toronto and over seventy charities to kick off the official training season for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The twentieth anniversary marathon events start on September 27 and the mayor is planning on running in the half-marathon
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| News From: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Toronto Waterfront Marathon to skip the spit.
(The Star)
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon will avoid the desolate man-made concrete and grass headland jutting into Lake Ontario when runners near the thirty kilometer mark. The Leslie Stree spit will no longer be a part of the course.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Seboka smashes record in win
(globe and mail)
The 22-year-old Ethiopian, Mulu Seboka, set a course record of 2 hours 29 minutes 5 seconds. She smased the previous best for the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon across the shores of Lake Ontario. She was more than four minutes better than the record set last year by Ethiopian Asha Gigi, who finished third this year. Olena Shurkhno of Ukraine finished second in the women's race.
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| News From: Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Records smashed at ninth annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(CNW Group)
Ethiopian Mulu Seboka smashed the women's course record by nearly four minutes by running a Toronto Waterfront marathon time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 5 seconds. Kenneth Mungara fought a close battle, finishing just two seconds ahead of fellow Kenyan Peter Kiprotich, to win the men's race in 2:11:00.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Waterfront run a step toward worlds
(Globe and Mail Update)
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon has earned a race designation that will allow runners to qualify for the world championships in Berlin. Canada has earned the rights to five men and five women to compete at the world championships and those spots will be given out when comparing the results of the Toronto and Ottawa Marathons.
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| News From: Friday, September 19, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Join the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon cheering squad
(Inside Toronto)
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon started a program to give back to charities four years ago and since it's inception 11 groups have joined the program. The Swansea Community Neighbourhood Cheering and Entertainment Centre, which will be on the median at Lakeshore Boulevard and Windermere Avenue September 28 is the next to join the cheering squad for the flat,fast and festive marathon.
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| News From: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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'Marathon Mania' is coming: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon to support over 60 local charities
(CNW Group)
John Doig, Senior V.P. for marketing, is expecting the Toronto Waterfront Marathon to raise well over the $920,000 for over 60 charities that last years race turned over. The marathon, half-marathon and 5K help to support a healthy lifestyle for people across the country of Canada and around the world with over 13,000 participants and earning the IAAF Silver Label along with New York, Chicago and Boston.
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Kelai-Jufar re-match in Toronto Marathon
(IAAF)
John Kelai ran the fastest marathon on Canadian soil last year with his 2 hour 9 minute and 30 second performance. He kicked down the leader, Jufar, for the win. This year promises to be an excellent re-match between the 31-year-old returning champion, Kelai of Kenya, and 24-year-old Tariku Jufar of Ethiopia, The two runners highlight the strongest-ever mens field announced for the 9th edition of the for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon to be run on September 28. The race is an IAAF Silver Label Road Race.
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| News From: Thursday, September 11, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Toronto Waterfront Marathon '08 best Canadian showing in years
(The biulletin)
Toronto Waterfront Marathon and its flat fast course has been the reason for so many people reaching a personal best, qualifying for Boston and was one of only 4 sub-2:10 marathons in North America awarded a prestigious IAAF Silver label for 2008. All marathoners and half marathoners get adidas Climalite technical t-shirts and exciting new finisher's medals for 2008 and will be entertained on the course by bands and other neighborhood entertainment.
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Kelai to Defend Toronto Waterfront Marathon Title
(Race Results Weekly)
John Kelai will return to defend his title at the 2008 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Last year saw a battle to the finish between Kelai and fellow Kenyan Daniel Rono with finishes of 2:09:30 and 2:09:36. With Rono not returning to the race, Kelai's key challenger will be Tariku Jufar of Ethiopia.
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| News From: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
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Kelai to Defend Toronto Waterfront Marathon Title
(Race Results Weekly)
Defending Champion John Kelai is set to defend his title at the 2008 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
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| News From: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
| | Toronto Waterfront Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon runner sets the pace for success
(Durham News)
Annemarie Wallwork, a thirty-seven year old mother of two and marathon runner, has come a long way having transformed herself from an over three hundred pound smoker who never exercised to an avid marathon runner. Despite her asthma and attempts at Weight Watchers, Wallwork joined the Learn to Run clinic at the Running Room. Since, she has lost 130 pounds, quit smoking, has run one marathon, four half-marathons and goes jogging four times a week and serves as an inspiration to many.
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