Simon Leblanc placed second in the Marathon Beneva de Montréal — Quebec's biggest foot race — and then took home gold at the Marathon Beneva de Québec just seven days later.
Posted: Oct 02, 2023 12:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 2
On Sept. 24, Leblanc placed second in the Marathon Beneva de Montréal — Quebec's biggest foot race, which brought out nearly 20,000 runners — then took home gold at the Marathon Beneva de Québec just seven days later. "The organization had invited me. They called me on Friday and I deliberately didn't answer. I got an email and said to myself, 'Look, I'm in Quebec City, at worst it'll be training for the future,'" said Leblanc."Two marathons with not even seven days' rest is too much," he said.But then he pictured himself running through the banner at the finish line, "and that's what happened.
Last week, he changed the trajectory of his athletic career by completing the Montreal Marathon in two hours, 23 minutes and 52 seconds.
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