The Shakeout Podcast: Racing Against the Clock to the Boston Marathon

A Boston Marathon qualifier living in Canada is in jeopardy of missing the 2018 race because of Donald Trump’s travel ban. 

Toronto’s Soroush Hatami, who ran a 3:05:42 at the 2016 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, qualified for the prestigious Boston Marathon in the men’s 35-39 age category, which requires running a time of 3:10:00 or faster. Because he was born in Iran, it will not be easy for him to enter the U.S. and he may in fact miss his chance to race in the marathon for which he has qualified and registered. The 37-year-old is a permanent resident of Canada and is in the process of obtaining Canadian citizenship.

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On this week’s episode of The Shakeout, we chat with Hatami and his teammate Daniel Sellers, who has also qualified for this year’s Boston Marathon, and how they are fighting against a ticking clock to both reach the start line of the most important race of their lives.

We would like to thank the Ontario Media Development Corporation for their contributions to this podcast.