{"id":125682,"date":"2024-10-20T10:49:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=125682"},"modified":"2024-10-20T13:34:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T17:34:37","slug":"ethiopias-waganesh-mekasha-sets-canadian-soil-record-at-tcs-toronto-waterfront-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/ethiopias-waganesh-mekasha-sets-canadian-soil-record-at-tcs-toronto-waterfront-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia&#8217;s Waganesh Mekasha sets Canadian soil record at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year after winning her first marathon on Canadian soil in Ottawa, Ethiopia&#8217;s <strong>Waganesh Mekasha<\/strong> has done it again\u2014this time in Toronto. Mekasha set a new course and Canadian soil record at the 2024 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, crossing the finish line in 2:20:44.<\/p>\n<p>The cool temperatures at the race start created ideal conditions for fast times in both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s elite fields. Mekasha, along with a strong women&#8217;s field, targeted the course record pace from the outset. It wasn\u2019t until the second half of the race, however, that Mekasha made her decisive move, breaking away from her Ethiopian compatriots<strong> Roza Dereje<\/strong> and <strong>Afera Godfay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105511\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105511 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mekasha_FH1a-OttawaM23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Waganesh Mekesha\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mekasha_FH1a-OttawaM23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mekasha_FH1a-OttawaM23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mekasha_FH1a-OttawaM23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mekasha_FH1a-OttawaM23.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 788px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 788\/526;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mekasha also won the Tartan Homes Ottawa International Marathon in 2023. Photo: Victah Sailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mekasha, the 2023 Ottawa Marathon champion, had aimed to break the women&#8217;s course record in Toronto last year, but finished second to Ethiopia&#8217;s <strong>Buze Diriba Kejela<\/strong> in challenging windy conditions. This year, she earned redemption with a personal best of 2:20:44, slicing two minutes off her previous time.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopians swept the women\u2019s podium, with Mekasha leading the way. Dereje took second in 2:21:26, and Godfay secured third in 2:21:50. All three times came in under the previous course record of 2:22:16, set by Kenya&#8217;s<strong> Magdalyne Masai<\/strong> in 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Waganesh Mekasha\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf9 sets a new course record at the<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOwaterfront42k?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TOwaterfront42k<\/a>, clocking 2:20:44.<\/p>\n<p>It was the fastest podium in history, as all 3 women broke the previous course record of 2:22:16\ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQ1Jblp4TZ\">pic.twitter.com\/BQ1Jblp4TZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadianRunning\/status\/1848020976845332665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Natasha Wodak wins her first Canadian marathon title<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Canadian marathon record holder<strong> Natasha Wodak<\/strong> of Vancouver won the Canadian Marathon Championships at Sunday\u2019s TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, finishing in 2:27:54. This victory marked her first national title at this distance and a triumphant return to the event where she made her marathon debut in 2013. It was also her fastest marathon since setting the Canadian record at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125725\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125725 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_2850-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Natasha Wodak\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_2850-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_2850-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_2850-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_2850-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_2850.jpeg 1620w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 788px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 788\/526;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natasha Wodak wins the 2024 Canadian Marathon Championships in 2:27:54. Photo: Todd Fraser, Canada Running Series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Leslie Sexton<\/strong> of Markham, Ont., and <strong>Rachel Hannah<\/strong> rounded out the Canadian women&#8217;s podium in 2:33:15 and 2:34:43, respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tasha_wodak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tasha_wodak<\/a> won her first national marathon title at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOwaterfront42k?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TOwaterfront42k<\/a> in 2:27:54.<\/p>\n<p>Even after struggling with nausea and getting down fluids during the race, she still pulled through to clock her best time in 2 years! \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chooseToRun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chooseToRun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjLe9wMHdb\">pic.twitter.com\/vjLe9wMHdb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadianRunning\/status\/1848040392899412166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 women&#8217;s results<\/h2>\n<p>1. Waganesh Medasha ETH 2:20:44<br \/>\n2. Roza Dereje ETH 2:21:26<br \/>\n3. Afera Godfay ETH 2:21:50<br \/>\n4. Mesert Gebre ETH 2:24:50<br \/>\n5. Natasha Wodak CAN 2:27:54<br \/>\n6. Rediet Daniel ETH 2:33:05<br \/>\n7. Leslie Sexton CAN 2:33:15<br \/>\n8. Lydia Simiyu KEN 2:33:49<br \/>\n9. Rachel Hannah CAN 2:34:33<br \/>\n10. <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/natasha-wodak-hoping-to-surprise-herself-at-toronto-waterfront-marathon\/\">Anne-Marie Comeau<\/a> CAN 2:35:16<\/p>\n<p>For full results from the 2024 TCS Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon and Marathon,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sportstats.one\/results\/142386\">check here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The previous course record of 2:22:16 was shattered by Mekasha on Sunday in Toronto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5366,"featured_media":125726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325885],"tags":[342254,342659,341056,324904,322947,330869,325808,332689,326250,340031],"class_list":["post-125682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-runs-races","tag-2024-tcs-toronto-watefront-marathon","tag-2024-toronto-waterfront-marathon","tag-afera-godfay","tag-canadian-soil-record","tag-course-record","tag-magdalyne-masai","tag-natasha-wodak","tag-roza-dereje","tag-running-news","tag-waganesh-mekasha"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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