Remaining weekend marked the yearly Prince Edward Island (PEI) Marathon weekend. The development was once an enormous luck, and runners from in all places the province and nation got here out to participate in one of the crucial many to be had races, together with the marathon, half-marathon run, half-marathon stroll, 16K run, 10K run, and others. Referred to as considered one of Canada’s most sensible 5 Boston Qualifiers, contributors got here out to run rapid and benefit from the race’s neighborhood environment. Lindsay Lamrock beat the entire males within the half-marathon, breaking the tape in a time of one:19:12–a stellar end result.
The Jacob Simmons Spud Run
The marathon was once renamed the Jacob Simmons Spud Run in honour of Jacob Simmons, a common player within the P.E.I. marathon weekend who performed the function of Tate, the Potato Board Mascot, and was once named PEI Roadrunner Male Runner of the Yr in 2019. Tragically, Simmons was once killed by way of an impaired driving force whilst biking in 2020. Runners honoured his reminiscence right through the marathon weekend, and the renaming of the race helped cement his legacy as an lively and enthusiastic player and neighborhood supporter.
WATCH | Runners fight via chilly and wind as they run within the Jacob Simmons Marathon Spud Run on Oct. 15. – one of the crucial major races right through the #PEIMarathon weekend. #Charlottetown percent.twitter.com/kZFgKgjrsz
— Thinh Nguyen (@thinhnguyen4291) October 15, 2023
Part-marathon effects
Ladies
- Lindsay Lamrock of PEI–1st general in 1:19:12
2. Jenilyn Hatt of Nova Scotia–second in 1:30:58 (thirteenth general)
3. Jane Hergett of Nova Scotia–third in 1:33:54 (14th general)
Males
- Cody Cooper of New Brunswick–1st in 1:21:27 (second general)
2. Vincent Merriam of PEI–second in 1:21:56 (third general)
3. Ryan Keliher of PEI–third in 1:22:03 (4th general)
Marathon effects
Males
- Jeff Ratushny of Nova Scotia–2:50:36
2. Brad Crowell of New Brunswick–2:52:21
3. Marc Leclair of Nova Scotia–2:53:29
Ladies
- Sandra Cottreau of PEI–3:10:40 (tenth general)
2. Shannon Brittany-Pollock of New Brunswick–3:16:28 (fifteenth general)
3. Amber Macleod of PEI–3:18:01 (nineteenth general)
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