Pan Am Moments: The women’s marathon in pictures

Sinead Mulhern July 18, 2015

The women’s marathon ran the morning of July 18 in some of the most humid weather Toronto has seen this year. Rachel Hannah and Catherine Watkins ran for Canada placing fourth and ninth respectively.

Despite the heat, Peru’s Gladys Tejeda came first in 2:33:03 setting a new Pan Am Games record.

For the full race report, see here.

Winner — Gladys Tejeda celebrates her win at the women’s Pan Am Games marathon.

cdns — Canadian runners Catherine Watkins and Rachel Hannah pose on the marathon race course.

hannah 2 — Rachel Hannah keeping strong.

fans2 — Fans of Rachel Hannah cheer her on from the crowd.

patience — Rachel Hannah at the start.

first lap — Lead pack on the first lap.

winner5 — Gladys Tejeda crosses the finish breaking a Games record.

all smiles — Catherine Watkins all smiles after her run.

brazil — Brazil runner Marily Dos Santos.

hannah finish — Hannah coming in to the finish.

fans3 — Fans in the crowd.

brazil3 — Venezuela’s Zuleima Amaya.

watkins finish2 — Canada’s Catherine Watkins looking solid despite the humidity.

podium — Top three runners of the marathon at the podium.

flanagan water station — Lindsay Flanagan coming through the water station.

dasilva — Brazilian runner and second place athlete Adriana Da Silva.

crowd — Fans in the crowd cheer on runners from home.

fan — A crowd of spectators show their support.

winner3 — The marathon winner going for the record.

watkins4 — Catherine Watkins at the finish.