Wodak and Hofbauer win the Eastside 10K

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Trevor Hofbauer and Natasha Wodak broke the tape in the men’s and women’s races at the Under Armour Eastside 10K. Hofbauer finished in 29:24, and Wodak in 33:12. The event drew 3,000 participants and fast times.

Wodak said on Instagram that Saturday was the best she’s felt on the roads all year. Fresh off of a Canadian 5K Championship win, Wodak said she ran a smarter race at the Eastside 10K this year, by “going out conservatively through 5K and pushing the last half.” Canadian marathon record-holder Lanni Marchant helped hold the tape for Wodak as she crossed the line.

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Wodak told Canadian Running after the 5K Championships that she was excited to race in Vancouver in front of a home crowd at the Eastside 10K. After Saturday’s race, Wodak plans to switch to cross-country mode and start working towards cross-country nationals in November. 

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Second place in the women’s 10K was Leslie Sexton in 33:34, and third place went to Lindsay Carson in 34:51. 

In the men’s results, Hofbauer took the win. Hofbauer is the 2017 Canadian Marathon Champion, and formerly trained out of Speed River Track Club. In April, the marathoner published a blog post announcing that he would be moving back to Calgary. Hofbauer raced the Edmonton 10K earlier this summer, and now the Eastside 10K as well. 

Two road races in 6 days✔️ Left foot completely healed✔️ Ready to hit the grindstone✔️ Thanks to @RunCRSWest @alnbrookes & @BC_Athletics for putting on a great event at #eastside10k ! GRAFTING SZN BEGINS

— Lucas Bruchet (@lucabruca) September 15, 2018

Second place in the men’s results was Lucas Bruchet who was second in the Canadian 5K Championships. Bruchet’s 10K time was 29:50. Bruchet dealt with an injury over the summer that sidelined him from competition, but he’s back racing this fall and looking strong. Third place went to Justin Kent in 29:59. 

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