{"id":110520,"date":"2024-02-04T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=110520"},"modified":"2024-02-04T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T17:43:57","slug":"ontarios-ben-preisner-becomes-the-second-fastest-canadian-marathoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/ontarios-ben-preisner-becomes-the-second-fastest-canadian-marathoner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario’s Ben Preisner becomes the second fastest Canadian marathoner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Olympian Ben Preisner<\/strong><\/a> ran a 2:08:58 marathon on Saturday at the Beppu-\u014cita Marathon in Japan<\/span>, finishing fourth and claiming the title of the second-fastest Canadian marathoner in history. “2:08:58 for a nice and shiny marathon PB!” the Milton, Ont. native said on Instagram<\/a>. “I felt like this one\u2019s been due and happy I could put it together and compete on the day.”<\/p>\n

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