Top Canadian results from the 2017 Ottawa Marathon

On a warm morning in the nation’s capital, tens of thousands of runners participated in the Ottawa Marathon and Half-Marathon. In the marathon, Sunday’s marquee event and an IAAF Gold Label event, Dayna Pidhoresky and Nicholas Berrouard finished as the top Canadians.

Pidhoresky, who was targeting a spot on the IAAF World Championship team in the marathon, ran 2:36:08 to finish seventh overall in the Ottawa Marathon. Berrouard, from Shawinigan, Que., ran 2:24:38 and was ecstatic with the victory posting a personal best. He finished 23rd overall.

.@DaynaPidhoresky the top Canadian ?? at the 2017 @OttawaMarathon. 2:36:08 unofficially pic.twitter.com/sB3sv3GZhs

— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) May 28, 2017

Kenya’s Eliud Kiptanui and Guteni Imama of Ethiopia won the overall Ottawa Marathon in 2:10:14 and 2:30:18. Imama, incredibly, ran 1:11 through the halfway point, which is 2:22 pace. She faded significantly but held on for the victory in a time that is eight minutes slower than the women’s winning time in 2016.

After the race, Pidhoresky, who trains out of Vancouver, told Canadian Running that she thinks her time may still be fast enough to qualify for the IAAF World Championships. As the top-three athletes with the eligible qualifying standard are named to Team Canada, Pidhoresky, who currently sits in fifth, would need one of the runners in front of her to withdraw their name. Lanni Marchant has confirmed that she will not run the marathon at worlds.

The qualifying period for Canadian marathoners for London 2017 ends May 31.

Pidhoresky would have needed to better Tarah Korir’s 2:35:46 to land herself, excluding Marchant, in the top-three. Sunday marked Pidhoresky’s first time running the marathon in Ottawa as she improves her lifetime best by a significant margin. Her previous best was 2:40:39 from the 2016 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

Nicholas Berrouard the top Canadian ?? at the 2017 Ottawa Marathon. 2:24:38 unofficially. @OttawaMarathon #ottawamarathon pic.twitter.com/u6cmALI75H

— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) May 28, 2017

Kimba Djado Abdul Aziz was the second Canadian in the men’s race in 2:33:05. Arianne Raby, who was targeting a 2:40 performance, ran 2:41:56 and dips under the IAAF World Championships standard, 2:45, in the marathon. Raby and Abdul Aziz both live in Quebec.

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Useful links

– Video interview with Natasha Wodak
– Canadians to watch at the Ottawa Marathon
– Canadians to watch at the Ottawa 10K
– Eric Gillis before the Canadian 10K Championships
– Lanni Marchant on signing with Under Armour
– Canadian 10K Championships recap
– Luke Doucet rocks it on the Ottawa Half-Marathon race course