Antonina Kwambai of Kenya wins TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:23:22
Kwambai ran the race of her life in Toronto, passing all of the leaders in the final 5 km of the race
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Antonina Kwambai, 30, of Kenya, won Sunday’s TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:23:22, a personal best and her first time racing in Toronto, after overtaking all of the leaders late in the race.
Defending champion and course record holder Magdalyne Masai of Kenya had dropped well back and was presumed out of the race for the podium before coming back to take the lead in the final 10K of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday; but ultimately Masai ran out of gas, relinquishing the lead with less than 5 km left, and ultimately the remaining podium positions. Kenya’s Ruth Chebitok finished second, in 2:23:58, and Gelete Burka of Ethiopia was third, in 2:24:31. (Burka set the Canadian soil record with her win at the Ottawa Marathon in 2018, which was broken by Masai in 2019; she had been hoping to run Ottawa again this year, but had passport issues.)
Kwambai’s previous PB was 2:24:20 from the Siena Marathon in 2021.
Masai’s husband, Jake Robertson of New Zealand, ran the Amsterdam Marathon earlier on Sunday. The couple have a year-old child (also named Jake); this is Masai’s first marathon since giving birth last year.
The men’s race was won by Yihunilign Adane of Ethiopia.
The Canadian Marathon Championships were won by Trevor Hofbauer and Malindi Elmore.
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