Race director, Cathy Noel is calling the Royal Victoria Marathon weekend a success as registration numbers increased and multiple course records were broken. This Thanksgiving weekend marked the RVM's third largest turnout of registered racers in its 44-year history.
Race director, Cathy Noel is calling the Royal Victoria Marathon weekend a success as registration numbers increased and multiple course records were broken. This Thanksgiving weekend marked the RVM’s third largest turnout of registered racers in its 44-year history.
According to Noel, “the buzz around the city was palpable.” The RVM general manager and race director was impressed by the number of volunteers who signed up and the amount of people came to cheer on the racers. The first woman to finish this year’s marathon was Zoe Hamel of Victoria. She took first place with a time of 2:47:51.
Makenna Fitzgerald of Calgary took first place for the women’s half-marathon with a time of 1:14:21. Fitzgerald’s time set new personal best and a record for the women’s 20-24 age group. This is her second win a row for the RVM half-marathon.
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