Toronto Waterfront Marathon
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon is a marathon in Toronto by the Runners Choice Promotions Ltd. Since 2000 is organized and one of the fastest in North America. The program also includes a half marathon, which is already held since 1990, and a five- kilometer run.
The start and finish of the course are located at City Hall. After a loop that leads to the harbor, it's on the shores of Lake Ontario westward, first to a turning point haul. At the height of High Park is turned. While the half-marathon runners go directly from the port to the destination, it's for the marathon runner in direction east. First, the artificially reclaimed island Leslie Street Spit is activated, then you can reach at Ashbridge 's Bay Park the easternmost point of the route, from which it directly back to the target.
Four current age-group world records were set during this competition: 2003, here Fauja Singh, then 92 years old, with a 5:40:04 h the record in the age group M 90, in 2004 was the then 73 -year-old Ed Whitlock with 2: 54:49 h best time for the class M 70 on October 16, 2011 Singh was the first centenarian and thus the oldest person in Toronto a marathon and needed 8:11:05 hours net (gross 8:25:16 h). Ed Whitlock set in the same race with 3:15:54 to set a record for the age group M 80.
Statistics
Track records
- Men: 2:07:58 h, Kenneth Mburu Mungara (KEN ), 2010 (fastest time on Canadian soil )
- Women: 2:22:43 h, Sharon Jemutai Cherop (KEN ), 2010 (fastest time a woman on Canadian soil )