Stay updated with breaking news from கேம் லெவின். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
And so, while Hofbauer can rest easy knowing that his spot on the Olympic team is locked up, his 2020 racing season was scrubbed by COVID-19. And with no definite race on the horizon until the Tokyo Olympic marathon, getting out the door some days feels like a grind. For me, competition is huge. And just not having a competitive field to battle against kind of takes away some of that purpose as to why I train, Hofbauer said. The six-foot-three Hofbauer, who played basketball through high school, finds inspiration in his favourite player, the late Kobe Bryant. The athlete that he was and the mindset and his work ethic, and what he brought to the game, he left 100 per cent of what he had on the court every single day, I kind of view my training the same way, Hofbauer said. ....
Even worse for Levins’ prospects, fellow-Canadian Ben Preisner of Milton, Ont., ran under the standard in an all-time Canadian fourth-best 2:10:17 to become the third Canadian to breach the qualifying standard. That means all three Canadian spots for the Olympic marathon are filled. But only provisionally. Levins, or anybody else, has until the June 3 cut-off to beat the times posted by Preisner, in just his first marathon, Tristan Woodfine of Cobden, Ont., (2:10:15 at London in October) or Trevor Hofbauer of Calgary (2:09:51 last year). Marathons, however, are hard to find with so many cancelled amid the pandemic, making any opportunity all the more precious. ....
RRW: The Marathon Project Delivers Fast Times, Great Racing By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2020 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (20-Dec) In this pandemic year marked by so much pain, struggle and loss, The Marathon Project today in Chandler, Ariz., provided a much-needed high note before 2020 passes into infamy, at least for fans of distance running. Today’s elite-only race –bootstrapped by Josh Cox, Ben Rosario and Matt Helbig– ended up being one of the best-ever marathons on U.S. soil for North American athletes, punctuated by exciting victories for Sara Hall (2:20:32) and Martin Hehir (2:08:59). Depth was impressive for a mostly domestic race, with 12 women going sub-2:30 and 13 men going sub-2:12 (seven sub-2:10). ....
Lori Ewing Natasha Wodak ofCanada celebrates winning the gold medal in the women s 10000m final during the athletics at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Wodak finished fifth in The Marathon Project on Sunday and achieved the Olympic qualifying standard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Mejia December 20, 2020 - 2:43 PM In the middle of a global pandemic that cancelled almost every major marathon over the last nine months, Natasha Wodak felt blessed to even be on the start line Sunday. The 39-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., made the most of her opportunity. Wodak ran the second-fastest women s marathon in Canadian history and also raced well under the Tokyo Olympic qualifying standard to finish fifth in the The Marathon Project in Chandler, Ariz. ....
Hall Vaults To #2 In U.S. History, Hehir Prevails At The Marathon Project Dec 20, 2020David Monti (c) 2020 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (20-Dec) In this pandemic year marked by so much pain, struggle and loss, The Marathon Project today in Chandler, Ariz., provided a much-needed high note before 2020 passes into infamy, at least for fans of distance running. Today s elite-only race bootstrapped by Josh Cox, Ben Rosario and Matt Helbig ended up being one of the best-ever marathons on U.S. soil for North American athletes, punctuated by exciting victories for Sara Hall (2:20:32) and Martin Hehir (2:08:59). Depth was impressive for a mostly domestic race, with 12 women going sub-2:30 and 13 men going sub-2:12 (seven sub-2:10). ....