Berlin Marathon: Canadian woman finishes top 20
Elissa Legault of Quebec was the top Canadian finisher, placing 16th overall in 2:38:08
In the first mass-participation World Major marathon since 2019, 218 Canadians made the trip across the ocean to compete in the 2021 Berlin Marathon. On a hot, humid day in the German capital, several Canadians ran strong races, including Quebec’s Elissa Legault, who placed an impressive 16th overall and 9th in her age category in 2:38:08. Here are your top Canadian results from the BMW Berlin Marathon.
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Elissa Legault is the top Canadian
Despite having to take a bathroom break part-way through the race, Legault still had an exceptional run, finishing as the top overall Canadian in a new personal best of 2:38:08, good enough for 16th place and 9th in her age category (women under 30). To make the day even more special for the 27-year-old, she started and finished the race with Shalane Flanagan, who was running in her first of six marathons in the span of 42 days and who finished just behind her in 17th place.
The next-best Canadian woman was Corri Longridge of Vancouver, who was 30th overall and second in her age category (W35) in 2:49:47, followed closely by Calgary’s Katie Beck, who was 31st overall and second in the same W35 age category in 2:50:18. There were several other Canadian women who performed well in their age categories, including Mary Anne Griffin of St. John’s, NFL, who finished third in the W55 category in 3:22:33, Lucie Rochon of Quebec, who finished third in the W60 category in 3:34:12.
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Gabriel Jarquin, Canadian Running’s September/October cover model, was the top Canadian man, finishing in 2:44:32 for 85th place in his age category and 351st overall. According to his Instagram, Jarquin hit a wall at 24 km and struggled significantly through the latter half of the race. He did not run a personal best on Sunday, but nonetheless, it was still an impressive performance on a hot, humid day.
Stephen Loden of Saskatchewan was the second Canadian man across the finish line in 2:46:34 for 426th place overall and 107th in his M35 age category, followed by Vancouver’s Ellis Gray in 2:47:03 for 444th overall and 148th in his M30 age category.
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Lakatos takes third in the wheelchair division
Quebec’s Brent Lakatos was third in the men’s wheelchair division in 1:29:54, only a few weeks after winning four medals at the Tokyo Olympics.
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