Calgary runner repeats silver-medal finish in B.A.A. Mile

Boston’s race weekend got off to a hot start on Saturday morning–and that’s not even considering the humid, 24 C weather. Elite Canadian runners packed the leaderboards for the men’s and women’s B.A.A. Invitational Mile and Boston 5K events, with Calgary’s Aaron Ahl leading the charge.

The 26-year-old came heartbreakingly close to victory in the mile, but for the second straight year, was edged out by American athlete Casey Comber.

 

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The two events coursed through Boston’s Back Bay neighbourhood, with more than 100 pro runners competing from around the globe.

Men’s mile

The mile made for a very tight finish, with Comber, Ahl and Australian bronze medallist Mick Stanovsek all clocking 4:07. Comber’s victory marks the first back-to-back win in the event since 2014. Further down the field, Kitchener, Ont.’s Foster Malleck impressed in his professional and road mile debut, placing seventh in 4:10–just a day after signing with Under Armour Baltimore.

 

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Women’s mile

Lucknow, Ont.’s Julie-Anne Staehli delivered an outstanding fourth-place finish, clocking 4:45. The 31-year-old appears to be thriving since beginning her new role as athlete service co-ordinator for Queen’s University; she’s fresh off a win at Toronto’s Beneva Spring Run-Off 8K in early April. Ottawa’s Erin Teschuk also had a strong run, taking 10th in 4:51.

The race’s top three finishers were Kenya’s Dorcas Ewoi (4:43) and U.S. runners Laurie Barton (4:44) and Kate Mitchell (4:45).

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Men’s 5K

The elite men’s 5K field was packed with Canadians. Puma athlete Max Turek of Whitby, Ont., led the Canadian contingent, finishing fifth in 13:52. Repentigny, Que., native and 2024 Olympian Thomas Fafard took seventh with a time of 13:56, while Toronto’s Andrew Alexander claimed ninth in 14:02.

Other top 20 Canadian results:

10th: Jean-Simon Desgagnés (Quebec City) – 14:02

13th: Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (Quebec City) – 14:04

15th: Nicholas Bannon (Shelburne, Ont.) – 14:10

18th: Mitchell Ubene (Tecumseh, Ont.) –14:24

Women’s 5K

Gracelyn Larkin of Rosseau, Ont., was the top Canadian finisher in the women’s 5K, continuing her string of impressive performances this year; she ran 16:05 for 17th place. Larkin was followed by Toronto’s Alexandra Lucki, who claimed 19th with a time of 16:12, and Sunderland, Ont.’s Lilly Tuck, who ran 17:01 for 22nd.

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How to watch the 2025 Boston Marathon

The 2025 Boston Marathon will be broadcast on TSN, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, April 21. The women’s open race will begin at 9:47 a.m.

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