Rachel Hannah, Robert Winslow celebrate Race Roster Spring Run-Off 8K wins
Rachel Hannah and Robert Winslow took the 8K wins at the Race Roster Spring Run-Off in Toronto's High Park on Saturday morning.
Toronto’s oldest, continuously-held road race, the Race Roster Spring Run-Off took place this morning at High Park with Rachel Hannah and Robert Winslow coming away with 8K victories. The event features the “Kill the Hill” challenge with prizes going to those who can cover the hill the fastest.
Saturday morning’s race was the second event in Canada Running Series’ 2016 calendar following the Modo Spring Run-Off in Vancouver on March 20. The Canada Running Series (CRS) is an annual circuit of road races across Canada featuring some of the nation’s top events and runners.
Results for the 8K can be found below with 5K results linked at the bottom of the page.
Top-three women
1. Rachel Hannah – 27:48.8
2. Dayna Pidhoresky – 28:04.2
3. Lioudmila Kortchaguina – 28:33.7
The Pan Am Games bronze medallist in the marathon the women’s race in 27:48 with Vancouver’s Dayna Pidhoresky in second and 44-year-old Lioudmila Kortchaguina in third. Pidhoresky opted out of the Around the Bay 30K in Hamilton last weekend for Saturday’s event in Toronto.
Top-three men
1. Robert Winslow – 24:40.4
2. Ehab El-Sandali – 25:10.4
3. Josh Bolton – 25:19.1
A Guelph, Ont. resident, Winslow was well clear of the field on Saturday winning by more 30 seconds. As can be seen in the below Instagram video, it appears that he crosses the line and celebrates with a stroke of his beard. Standout Westview Centennial high schooler Ehab El-Sandali had a strong performance to finish second and Around the Bay 5K winner Josh Bolton was third.
Notable features of the historic event include a pancake breakfast, a bagpiper who leads runners to the start line, and maple syrup prizing, perfect for those pancakes.
The mid-race hill was a popular spot on the course for spectators who were out early on Saturday cheering on runners with some homemade motivational signs. Awards were given to those who were able to complete the hill in the least amount of time. Pidhoresky and El-Sandali were the fastest 8K runners to conquer the hill.
There was no shortage of warning as runners approached Spring Road Hill, the most challenging point of the course, where there as an official cheering station.
The next CRS event will be the Scotiabank Montreal 5K and half-marathon on April 24.
Full results, including the 5K, can be found HERE.
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