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The Shakeout Podcast: The Rookie, The Veteran and The Future of Canadian Marathoning

The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is this week, and ahead of the main event, we sat down with two of the biggest Canadian names in the race

Cam Levins

Jerome Drayton ran 2:10:09 to set the Canadian Marathon Record in 1975. At the time, it was considered to be one of the best performances in the history of the event. More than four decades later, that record still stands.

Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis

 

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Ahead of the 2018 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM), we sat down with two the country’s most prominent runners to talk about the future of Canadian marathoning. Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ontario has been dominant on the marathon scene for almost a decade. Cam Levins of Black Creek, British Columbia will be running his marathon debut at STWM. Both the veteran and the rookie have their eyes set on the Canadian record.

Cam Levins
Photo: Victah Sailor/PhotoRun.

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