Canadian record holder Cam Levins drops out of TCS New York City Marathon

It was not the New York Marathon debut Canada’s marathon record holder Cam Levins hoped for. The 34-year-old from Vancouver Island dropped out of the race near the 20K mark in Brooklyn.

Breaking: Cam Levins 🇨🇦 has stepped off the course at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon.

He is out of the race.#NYCMarathon #RunYourWay

— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) November 5, 2023

“I am not injured or anything,” Levins wrote on social media.”I just felt really crummy from the start and things didn’t improve. I will take some time to rest and reevaluate training then get back and be better!”

Coming into the race with a 2:05 personal best, Levins was one of the favourites to win the marathon. He was in the mix for the lead through the first 15 km, sitting in the top eight before stepping off the course around 20K.

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Levins arrived in NYC with the ambitious goal of becoming the first Canadian to win the race and to leverage the hilly course as part of his preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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