Can Rono the rabbit fire Kipchoge to another milestone? The Star Image: /COURTESY
•He proved his mettle during his stint at the Global Sports Communication training camp, where he set up Wilson Kipsang for a 2:03:38 world marathon record at the 2013 Berlin Marathon.
• Rono s exploits also saw him fire up three-time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor to a decent fourth finish at the Rotterdam Marathon.
Pacemaker and three-time Toronto Marathon champion Philemon Rono is all fired up for the ardours task of pacing a strong field, led by world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge, at Sunday s NN Mission Marathon in Enschede.
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COVID has killed Toronto’s Pride parade and the city’s Canada Day celebrations for the second year in a row.
Citing concerns over permits and organization, Toronto announced Wednesday the cancellation of all city-led and city-permitted events until July 1 pulling the plug on spring and early summer events such as Canadian Music Week, Doors Open and the Juno Awards and most notably, Canada Day and Pride Toronto.
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“We know that COVID-19 will remain a threat to people in the coming months and even if public health measures start to loosen, they won’t loosen to the point where we can once again have the major events in the city that we all treasure,” Mayor John Tory said Wednesday.
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The City of Toronto has cancelled all city-led and city-permitted outdoor events up to and including Canada Day amid news that COVID-19 cases could again be on the rise in the city.