Highlights from the 2017 Quebec City Marathon

The 20th annual Quebec City Marathon, one of the final qualifying races for the 2018 Boston Marathon, wrapped up Sunday morning with a tour of the province’s capital.

As is the case with many big city races, the Quebec City Marathon offers distances for all including a kids race, 5K, 10K and half-marathon. The marathon follows a net-downhill point-to-point course finishing in Old Port Quebec City. The course begins in Levis before runners cross the Quebec Bridge, which provides a challenge later in the race as it’s uphill for several kilometres, over the St. Lawrence River.

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The 42K got underway at 7 a.m. on Sunday. According to Sportstats, more than 8,500 runners participated across all events in one of the few major races in Canada in August. According to local journalist Roby St-Gelais, the marathon route will be changed in 2018.

Il y un aura nouveau parcours entièrement sur la Rive-Nord pour le 42 km au Marathon de Québec en 2018, annonce Gestev.

— Roby St-Gelais (@roby_stgelais) August 23, 2017

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Dadi Beyene won the men’s marathon in 2:23:14. Lydia Orozco Medina was the top woman in 2:52:50. Both winners earned $2,000 for their efforts. Evans Maiko, who won the 2017 Edmonton Marathon last weekend, finished second in the men’s race with 42K still rather fresh in his legs.

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Newlyweds spotted on course

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Women’s marathon winner, Lydia Orozco Medina

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Men’s marathon winner, Dadi Beyene

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Men’s marathon runner-up runs second marathon in seven days

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Runners receive on-course support with pre-recorded video messages

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Eight Rancourt brothers finish the marathon (click for the full story)

8 frères sur la ligne de départ du Marathon SSQ | Le Journal de Québec https://t.co/PruLz1tmLI

— Roby St-Gelais (@roby_stgelais) August 27, 2017

More than 8,000 participants across all events including 3,500 in the half-marathon

Avec plus de 4 000 coureurs pour courir le #demimarathon qui part de #Lévis pour aller vers #Quebec! #jecoursqc #marathonquebec #qcaccent pic.twitter.com/ysch2u2vuT

— Roch (he/him) (@roch) August 27, 2017

Quebec City Marathon results can be found here.