It was déjà vu on a moist and windy Sunday at North America’s oldest highway race, as Rachel Hannah and Phil Parrot-Migas efficiently defended their 2024 titles on the Across the Bay 30K in Hamilton.
Parrot-Migas, from London, Ont., trailed Mississauga’s Sergio Raez Villanueva by 90 seconds on the midway mark, however managed a powerful comeback within the second half to safe the win for the second yr in a row, ending in 1:37:30. On the latter half of the course—identified to be more difficult—Parrot-Migas ran it two minutes quicker than his opening 15K cut up.
Raez Villanueva held on for second place, crossing the road in 1:39:02, whereas Sudbury, Ont.’s Caleb Beland rounded out the rostrum in third. Raez Villanueva, the reigning BMO Vancouver Marathon champion, ran in preparation to defend his title at that race in early Might.
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Hannah, who’s from Port Elgin, Ont, confronted stiff competitors from Hamilton’s Erin Mawhinney within the ladies’s 30K. The 2 battled intently till Hannah pulled forward within the ultimate 10K, taking the victory in 1:47:36. Mawhinney completed 35 seconds later to take second place, whereas London, Ont.’s Shannen Murray took third with a time of 1:56:25.
This was Hannah’s second Ontario highway race win of the season. Earlier within the month, she additionally gained the Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington.
This yr marked the one hundred and first official version of the historic highway race, drawing roughly 7,000 finishers throughout 4 race distances (30K, 15K, 10K and 5K.) Notably, the occasion featured a brand new begin and end line close to Liuna Station in downtown Hamilton, as its conventional venue at FirstOntario Centre is presently present process renovations.
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