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The winner at the finish line of this event livened things up by busting a few moves right after his win.

Marathon des Érables

Stephane Charles still had a bit of energy left after crossing the finish line in first during the 5K at the Marathon des Érables in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Que. In the finishing chute, Charles leaped up into the air and proceeded to show off just a little by busting a few dance moves after his run.

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The Montreal resident won the southern Quebec race in 19:02 and Pamela-Ann Bachelder St-Pierre, who is also seen in the above video, followed closely in 19:17. The 5K event, part of the Marathon des Érables, featured 639 participants on April 30.

Charles made up for the lack of a finishing tape with his dance moves. He was busy this past April having raced three out of the five weekends (all 5K races) according to race timing company Sportstats.

Top-two results

Stephane Charles – 19:02
Pamela-Ann Bachelder St-Pierre – 19:17

The Marathon des Érables had a distance for every runner on the weekend. The event offered a 1K, 5K, 10K, 15K, half-marathon, 30K and marathon.

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Fortunately, ZoomPhoto.ca, a race photography company based out of Ottawa, was at the finish line and captured the moment.

For most folks finishing a road race, a leap in the air wouldn’t end as well as it did for Charles. The lactic acid buildup didn’t phase the athletes aged 40-plus at Saturday’s event.

The 10K was the most popular event in Mont-Saint-Grégoire as 913 runners and walkers having participated.

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