Ben Flanagan shatters Canadian record at B.A.A. 10K

One of the longest-standing Canadian records was broken Sunday morning at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston. Kitchener, Ont.’s Ben Flanagan ran 28:11 to break the Canadian 10K record, which had stood for 35 years, by six seconds.

Ben Flanagan, 27, set a new Canadian 10K record of 28:11 on Sunday in Boston

Flanagan finished fifth, bettering his previous personal best by 30 seconds over the distance. He has been knocking on the door of the Canadian 10K record since claiming back-to-back national 10K titles in 2021 and 2022.

Such a great morning @BAA 10K –
WORLD RECORD in Wheelchair Women @KenyanScaroni and @HermG1 1st male WC
USA sweep in open with @KeiraDAmato & Leonard Korir.
Canadian National record 10 K & 8K @bennyflanagan pic.twitter.com/1OwKznSMEU

— Boston Marathon Pro (@BostonMar_Pro) June 26, 2022

The previous record of 28:17 was run by Paul McCloy in 1987, holding its own until today. Flanagan, 27, has had a lot of success on the roads through his young career, collecting wins at Falmouth and Manchester Road Races and multiple Canadian titles.

Leonard Korir of the U.S. won the B.A.A. 10K in 28 minutes flat, which is his third win in his last three races. Kenya’s Kennedy Kimutai and Philemon Kiplimo finished second and third, only a few seconds back of Korir. Flanagan only missed the podium by two seconds in what ended up as a sprint to the finish for the top five.

Keira D’Amato wins the women’s professional field. pic.twitter.com/OiFReGhENr

— Jayna Bardahl (@Jaynabardahl) June 26, 2022

The women’s race at the B.A.A. 10K wasn’t as close. U.S. marathon record holder Keira D’Amato took the victory in 31:17. Finishing 45 seconds behind her were Emily Sisson in 32:03 and Edna Kiplagat in 32:09.