Race participants run the course of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Ben Flanagan, of Kitchener, Ont., captured the Canadian men’s marathon title in his debut at the distance, finishing 10th overall at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday in two hours 15 minutes 39 seconds.
Flanagan, a 2024 Olympian in the 5,000 metres and the Canadian record holder in the 5-kilometre and 10-kilometre road races, called the win “a new chapter” in his career.
Rachel Hannah, of Port Elgin, Ont., won the Canadian women’s crown in 2:33:47, her first national marathon victory.
Kenya’s Leonard Langat claimed the overall men’s race in 2:08:04, 24 seconds ahead of Noah Kipkemboi.
Ethiopia’s Shure Demise earned her third Toronto women’s title in 2:21:03, just shy of the course record (2:20:44) set last year by her compatriot Waganesh Mekasha.
Makenna Fitzgerald, of Kamloops, B.C., and Toronto’s Brittany Moran took Canadian silver and bronze behind Hannah.
Here are some scenes from Sunday’s competition.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2025.
Race participants run the course of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganRunners stand behind the start line as they prepare to start the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganRace participants start along the course of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, centre in red, of Kenya, who won the men’s division runs the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, centre, of Kenya, who won the men’s division runs the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganRace participants run the course of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganBenjamin Flanagan, who finished as the fastest Canadian runner in the men’s division, runs the course of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganRace participants run the course of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganBenjamin Flanagan finishes as the fastest Canadian runner in the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganShure Demise, of Ethiopia, celebrates after finishing first in the women’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganShure Demise, of Ethiopia, reacts after finishing first in the women’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, left, of Kenya, who won the men’s division runs the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, of Kenya, wins the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganShure Demise, of Ethiopia, finishes first in the women’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, of Kenya, wins the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganRachel Hannah celebrates after finishing as the fastest Canadian runner in the women’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, of Kenya, wins the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, left, of Kenya, who won the men’s division runs the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganBenjamin Flanagan celebrates after finishing as the fastest Canadian runner in the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganLeonard Langat, of Kenya, approaches the finish line to win the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganRachel Hannah finishes as the fastest Canadian runner in the women’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy KoganBenjamin Flanagan finishes as the fastest Canadian runner in the men’s division of the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
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