Woodfine and Comeau win Banque Scotia 21K de Montréal

Defending champion Tristan Woodfine of Cobden, Ont. and last year’s second-place finisher, Olympian Anne-Marie Comeau of St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que. were the winners of the Banque Scotia 21K de Montréal in Parc Jean Drapeau this morning. Woodfine finished in 1:05:27, and Comeau’s time was 1:14:06.

Tristian Woodfine (1:05:27) & Anne-Marie Comeau(1:14:06) claim the Banque Scotia 21K de Montreal at Parc Jean Drapeau #Scotia21kMTL Congratulations winners! ?? pic.twitter.com/MmwtFc1Wg6

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Réjean Chiasson of Toronto was second, in 1:07:59, and Pierre-Lou Billerot of Montreal was third, in 1:08:09. In the women’s race, Rachel Hannah of Guelph, Ont. was second, in 1:15:14, and defending champion Sasha Gollish of Toronto was third, in 1:17:42.

Woodfine is coming off his recent win at the Spring Runoff 8K in Toronto’s High Park. Earlier this year he was the top Canadian at the Houston Marathon.

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Comeau participated in the 15K skiathlon at the 2018 winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Situated east of downtown Montreal, the park straddles two islands: St. Helen’s Island and the man-made Notre Dame Island. Many readers will recognize it as the site of Expo ’67 and later, the amusement park La Ronde.

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Yves Sikuwabo of Quebec City was forced to pull out of the race at the 16K mark with a pulled calf muscle. “It’s a disappointment, for sure,” he told us post-race. “I wanted to be on that podium!”