This is what finishing among 22,400 Sporting Life 10K runners looks like
One of the highest attended road races in Canada, which falls on Mother's Day annually, went off in Toronto on Sunday morning.
Toronto streets were packed this Mother’s Day morning as more than 22,00 participants took on the Sporting Life 10K.
The sold-out event, known as one of Canada’s fastest races as it’s point-to-point and net downhill, begins on Yonge Street and finishes near Fort York National Historic Site. It was a particularly memorable day once again because the races annually falls on Mother’s Day.
In addition to Toronto’s Sporting Life 10K, the nation’s capital also hosted a race under the same name, though considerably smaller with 1,296 participants, according to race timing website Sportstats. Officials in Toronto said participation was as high as 22,410 with Sportstats listing 22,409 entrants.
Brittany Moran, the 2016 champion, defended her Sporting Life 10K title in 33:57 ahead of Laura Desjardins and Lioudmila Kortchaguina, who was the top Canadian at the 2017 BMO Vancouver Marathon last weekend. On the men’s side, Bonsa Gonfa beat out Tsegaye Dissasa and John Mason running 29:29 on the fast course, which the race calls the “easiest” in Canada.
.@TORunningChiro (33:57) and Bonsa Gonfa (29:29) the winners of the @sportinglifecan Toronto 10K #SL10K pic.twitter.com/f3nblNlq46
— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) May 14, 2017
Understandably, there were some great signs out on course as spectators cheered on their loved ones.
Shannon and Charlie cheer on mom at the @sportinglifecan Toronto 10K #mothersday #sportinglife10K #sl10K pic.twitter.com/8D9oqFPxwK
— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) May 14, 2017
A ?? #MothersDay for the @sportinglifecan 10K #SL10K #sportinglife10K pic.twitter.com/A3J8KS0uWF
— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) May 14, 2017
Canadian Running was at the Toronto finish line and captured some moments as runners crossed ahead of notable barriers including the 40-minute and 50-minute marks. Because there were waves, the finishing clock for runners around the one-hour mark was off slightly, so chip times would be faster than gun times.
The race raised money for Camp Ooch, which “provides an active, outdoor experience for children with cancer.” More than 250,000 participants have run the race since 2000 while collecting $15 million in support of the cause.
Breaking 40 minutes
Breaking 50 minutes
What running among 22,000-plus runners looks like
Social media rundown
Amazing day supporting @CampOoch in the #sportinglife10k . Thank you @CedarBraeGolf & @adidasCA for the support. #CampOoch @CanadianRunning pic.twitter.com/53TnZwvBiS
— Justin O'Leary (@JustinOLeary) May 14, 2017
With your help, we raised 2.1 million dollars! That's over 600 days at camp for kids affected by childhood cancer! #SL10K pic.twitter.com/MMeEqDzl2P
— Campfire Circle (@Campfirecircle_) May 14, 2017
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#sportinglife10k about to begin at 7:30am on Yonge street. pic.twitter.com/jrsdL8BkDM
— Arda Zakarian (@ArdaZakCP24) May 14, 2017
#sportinglife10k Cassiani's finish for campooch pic.twitter.com/HCBLqDPeGR
— Alvina Cassiani (@Alvina_Cassiani) May 14, 2017
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