Runners start off Mother’s Day at Sporting Life 10K in Toronto and Ottawa
On a cool Mother's Day morning in both Toronto and Ottawa, runners kicked off Sunday with the Sporting Life 10K in support of Camp Oochigeas and CHEO.
Runners at the Sporting Life 10K were met with cool conditions on Mother’s Day morning in Toronto and Ottawa for one of the bigger road races in Ontario. The Sunday race, which raises money for Camp Oochigeas and CHEO, attracts thousands of runners every year, both of which are run in the downtown cores of Toronto and Ottawa.
Camp Ooch helps send kids to camp and provides an active, outdoor experience for children with cancer. CHEO is the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
Runners in Toronto began on Yonge Street, sometimes known as “Main Street Ontario” and considered one of the most recognizable roads in the city, and finished near Lake Ontario at Coronation Park. Abreham Wagaye won the men’s race in 30:17 and Brittany Moran was the top woman in 33:46.
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In Ottawa, Maxime Leboeuf, one of the world’s top snowshoe runners, won the Sporting Life 10K in 32:15 and Katie Phillips won the women’s race in 36:43. The event began on Colonel By Drive in Ottawa, on the historic Rideau Canal, and ended at Lansdowne Park.
And they're off! The first wave leaving the start of the #SL10KOttawa @SPORTINGLIFECAN for #CHEO! TY! pic.twitter.com/SKl26lVXPU
— CHEO Hospital Ottawa (@CHEOhospital) May 8, 2016
Detailed results can be found at the bottom of the page.
These two ran hand in hand for the ENTIRE #SL10K! Congrats to @SPORTINGLIFECAN & @CampOoch for another great event! pic.twitter.com/WuZsVs5EWF
— Sue Holland (@suesthegrl) May 8, 2016
Toronto
Top-five men
1. Abreham Wagaye – 30:17
2. Hajin Tola – 30:21
3. Berhanu Degefa – 30:31
4. Colin Murray-Lawson – 30:37
5. Robert Kanko – 31:07
Top-five women
1. Brittany Moran – 33:46
2. Mary Claire Geneau – 34:39
3. Beverly Antunes – 35:08
4. Lucy Njeri – 35:15
5. Emily Meade – 35:50
Full Sporting Life 10K Toronto results.
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Ottawa
Top-five men
1. Maxime Leboeuf – 32:15
2. Rob Asselstine – 32:40
3. Matt Vierula – 32:41
4. Kyle Desormeaux – 32:43
5. Dancan Kasia – 32:57
Top-five women
1. Katie Phillips – 36:43
2. Paula Wiltse – 38:05
3. Leah Sherriff – 38:34
4. Winny Chebet Tonui – 39:12
5. Isabelle Kanz – 39:36
Full Sporting Life 10K Ottawa results.
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