Canada's Linkletter narrowly close to winning his 1st-ever marathon, placing 2nd in Ottawa

Canada's Linkletter narrowly close to winning his 1st-ever marathon, placing 2nd in Ottawa

Rory Linkletter, who wanted his first-ever victory in marathon to occur on home soil, finished second on Sunday morning in Ottawa in two hours eight minutes 31 seconds. A day earlier, Quebec City's Charles Philibert-Thiboutot lowered the Canadian record in the 10K.

Cobden’s Tristan Woodfine finishes 7th at Ottawa Marathon, second among Canadians

A Renfrew County runner kept pace with some of the world’s best on Sunday as thousands of competitors raced through the nation’s capital. Cobden’s Tristan Woodfine put up a blistering time of 2:13:21 at this past weekend’s Tartan Ottawa International Marathon, finishing seventh overall and second fastest among Canadians behind fellow elite runner and this year’s runner-up, Rory Linkletter. Woodfine would stay in the hunt early, sitting within 50…

Rory Linkletter charges to silver at Ottawa International Marathon - Canadian Running Magazine

The 28-year-old ran the fastest marathon by a Canadian on Canadian soil Sunday morning in Ottawa