Photos and interviews from the Canadian 5K road championships

There were four Olympians among a deep field at the B&O Yorkville Run in Toronto that also hosted the Canadian 5K road race championships.

Tim Huebsch September 11, 2016

Athletes take to the starting line at 9 a.m. local time on Sunday.

Masters runner Paula Wiltse finishing strong.

Laura Batterink metres away from securing her bronze at the national 5K championships.

Andrea Seccafien takes the win over Sasha Gollish.

Andrea Seccafien won both the track 5,000m and road 5K championships in 2016.

Jean-Samuel Lapointe was feeling the lactic at the end of the 5K.

#FearTheBeard (John Mason)

Theo Hunt finished eighth overall on Sunday.

Luc Bruchet, a 5,000m specialist, settled for third behind two fellow Olympians.

Nate Brannen showed off his range by finishing second in the 5K at nationals. He typically races the 1,500m/mile.

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot runs 14:04, the fastest 5K road time ever recorded in Canada.

Olympians signing autographs.

Olympians signing autographs.

Top three runners in the men's and women's divisions.

Novelty cheque.

The Canadian 5K road championships were held in partnership with the B&O Yorkville Run in Toronto on Sunday. The elite section went off at 9 a.m. local time followed by the open race shortly after. Charles Philibert-Thiboutot and Andrea Seccafien added the 5K road titles to their already lengthy resume as both competed for Canada at the Rio Olympics.

RELATED: Full race recap here.

Canadian Running was on-site for the event. A slideshow of photos can be found at the top of this page and post-race interviews with the two champions can be found below.

Post-race interview with Philibert-Thiboutot

Post-race interview with Seccafien