{"id":118376,"date":"2024-06-28T12:26:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T16:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=118376"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T16:26:55","slug":"canadian-olympic-hopeful-turns-pro-with-brooks-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/canadian-olympic-hopeful-turns-pro-with-brooks-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Olympic hopeful turns pro with Brooks Running"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Paris 2024 Olympic hopeful Thomas Fafard<\/strong> <\/a>of Repentigny, Que., has signed a professional contract with Brooks Running. On Thursday at the 2024 Bell Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials, Fafard debuted in the Brooks singlet, finishing second in the men’s 5,000m final in 13:18.82.<\/p>\n

Fafard broke the news on social media<\/a> Thursday before the men’s 5,000m final: “I’m proud to announce that I am officially part of the Brooks family,” he said. “Thank you to everyone who has accompanied me on this journey and made this dream possible.”<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Thomas Fafard (@thomas.fafard)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n