If running more than 240 kilometres a week, training on hills, and sleeping in an atmospheric tent will give Cameron Levins a chance to win the New York City marathon, he’s all for it. Bob Weeks has more.
If running more than 240 kilometres a week, training on hills, and sleeping in an atmospheric tent will give Cameron Levins a chance to win the New York City marathon, he’s all for it.
Levins has been on the rise in marathon running since his first try at the 42.2-kilometre race back in 2018. At that time, he tackled the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and finished fourth in 2:09.25, breaking the Canadian record set by Jerome Drayton, which had stood for 43 years. The marathon world has six major championships: Tokyo, Berlin, London, Chicago, Boston, and New York. Berlin is generally regarded as the fastest course, with men’s and women’s world records set there 13 times.
“That was really a turning point in my career,” he said. “I was really disappointed after that and so my coach and I re-evaluated everything, revamped everything.” Levins’ chances of a great finish have improved with the recent withdrawals of defending champion Evans Chebet and fellow Ethiopian Geoffrey Kamworor, who won New York in 2017 and 2019.
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