Watson ready for marathon debut

Two-time Canadian steeplechase champion, Rob “Destroyer” Watson, makes his marathon debut this Sunday in Houston. The London, Ont., native has demonstrated great fitness recently, with a second place finish at the 2010 Canadian Cross Country Championships, followed by a course record win at the Hamilton Boxing Day 10 Miler in 48:39. And, he’s working with coach Dave Scott-Thomas, the same man who guided Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis to their sensational races at the Scotiabank Marathon last fall (2:11.23 and 2:12.08, respectively).

After his very solid preparation, we look forward to seeing what this great talent is capable of accomplishing over 42 kilometres. His may be another name to add to the growing list of Canadians, who are poised to take a shot at Jerome Drayton’s national marathon record. That record, of 2:10.09, has now stood for over 35 years.

You can follow Rob at his blog.