{"id":109230,"date":"2024-01-02T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=109230"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:32:03","slug":"rory-linkletter-to-chase-olympic-marathon-standard-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/rory-linkletter-to-chase-olympic-marathon-standard-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory Linkletter to chase Olympic marathon standard in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a short and successful stint on the indoor track to end 2023, Canadian marathoner Rory Linkletter<\/strong> <\/a>has announced his next race, the Sevilla Marathon on Feb. 18. Linkletter’s goal is to run a personal best and book his ticket to the Paris Olympics, which will require a time of 2:08:10.<\/p>\n

“I will be heading to Spain to run the Sevilla Marathon on Feb. 18,” Linkletter wrote on Instagram<\/a>. His reasoning for choosing to race in Sevilla was to give himself ample time to recover and prepare after his 18th-place finish in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in late August.<\/p>\n

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Although Linkletter’s time of 2:12:16 in Budapest was shy of his personal best, he referred to the race<\/a> as the smartest he’s ever run, passing over 20 runners in the final 15 kilometres.<\/p>\n

In Sevilla, Linkletter will be vying for the fastest time of his career, and he will need to hit the men’s Olympic A standard of 2:08:10. If he misses the standard, he can still be selected for Team Canada via the World Athletics rankings. He has a personal best of 2:10:24 from the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Ore.<\/p>\n

“Training is going well, and I want to set myself up well for an Olympic Standard attempt (2:08:10),” Linkletter said.<\/p>\n

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