{"id":146514,"date":"2025-09-08T11:31:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=146514"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:10:38","slug":"prime-minister-mark-carney-runs-26k-trail-race-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/prime-minister-mark-carney-runs-26k-trail-race-in-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Mark Carney runs 26K trail race in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is it with Canadian prime ministers and running? At this point, it&#8217;s practically a requirement. On Saturday in Haliburton County, Ont., Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/canadian-pm-mark-carney-makes-surprise-cheering-appearance-at-ottawa-marathon\/\"><strong>Mark Carney<\/strong><\/a> showed off his endurance at the Haliburton Forest Trail Race, finishing the 26-km course in three hours, 45 minutes and 55 seconds. His wife, <strong>Diana<\/strong>, also ran, finishing in 3:53:25.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146536\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-146536 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/544095867_18288192064256395_7119457686552678257_n-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"mark carney trail run\" width=\"788\" height=\"788\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 788px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 788\/788;\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: David Sweeney (sweeneyimages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carney&#8217;s official result was 58th of an overall 120 runners, while Diana was 69th. The pair were among 650 runners taking part in five distances: 12K, 26K, 50 miles (80.5 km) and 100 miles (160 km). \u201cIt has a reputation as one of the harder trail runs in Canada,\u201d race organizer<strong> Tegan Legge<\/strong> told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-prime-minister-mark-carney-runner-trail-race\/\">The Globe and Mail<\/a><\/em>, referring to the steep hills and rock faces.&nbsp;\u201cA \u2019crushing course\u2019 is what we hear, but we take that as a compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mark Carney, our 60 year old Canadian Prime Minister, casually and under the radar, took part in the marathon Haliburton Forest Trail Race yesterday in Ontario. Out of 120 runners in the 26-kilometre race, PM Carney finished 58th, with a time of just over 3 hours and 45 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zPGvP7r0OQ\">pic.twitter.com\/zPGvP7r0OQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Prepolec \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83e\uddab\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@sherlockeditor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sherlockeditor\/status\/1964846933392117932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;He looked like an experienced trail runner&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Aid station volunteer <strong>Agnes Jung <\/strong>told <em>The Globe<\/em> that Carney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOUgm8qjf5R\/\">whom she chatted with mid-race<\/a>, was participating in the event to support his wife, who was already entered and who was celebrating her birthday the following day. Carney, who was joined by his security detail, also appeared to be a strong runner. &#8220;He looked amazing,&#8221; Jung said. &#8220;He was running up that hill like he didn\u2019t even run 20K before that. He looked like an experienced trail runner, for sure\u2013these trails are no joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOUgm8qjf5R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOUgm8qjf5R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tegan&#8217;s Adventures (@tegsadventure)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the race, Carney was spotted taking countless photos with people. &#8220;After running 26 k and supporting his wife and all kinds of stuff, he hung around the finish line for I\u2019d say an hour, just chatting with people and having photos taken, engaging everyone,\u201d another volunteer, <strong>Gary Black<\/strong> told <em>The Globe<\/em>.&nbsp;\u201cEveryone thought he was super nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A short distance into the race, former <em>Canadian Running<\/em> staffer&nbsp;<strong>Dianne Kapral<\/strong> found herself running just behind Carney: &#8220;We didn\u2019t chat during the actual run (I wanted to let him enjoy his race), but we ran with a small group of 5-6 runners for a few kms in the first half of the race,&#8221; she told us. &#8220;It was funny because he passed me, and someone told me quietly, \u201cThat\u2019s Mark Carney,\u201d and I thought they were having me on! I looked at him questioningly, still trying to figure out the punchline, and then I suddenly recognized him. It was such a cool moment. He\u2019s a strong runner!&#8221; Carney told her after the race that it was his first-ever trail race.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DORp2BSiVSD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DORp2BSiVSD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Jack Gmuzdek (@honza_gmuzdek)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>No rookie to running<\/h2>\n<p>We already knew Carney, 60, had both impressive endurance and a genuine <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/uncategorized\/mark-carney-in-on-london-marathon\/\">love for running<\/a>. When he was sworn in as Canada&#8217;s 24th prime minister, we noted his long history with the sport: in 2015, at 50, he finished the <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athlinks.com\/event\/6633\/results\/Event\/439939\/Course\/661555\/Bib\/25817?source=internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.athlinks.com\/event\/6633\/results\/Event\/439939\/Course\/661555\/Bib\/25817?source=internal\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">London Marathon in 3:31:35<\/a> (5:01\/km pace), and two years earlier clocked 1:40:01 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstats.one\/results\/17085?focus=14213&amp;type=pid\">2013 Ottawa Half-Marathon<\/a>, (4:44\/km).<\/p>\n<p>Carney hasn&#8217;t shied away from multi-sport challenges, either. In 2013, he tacked Ottawa\u2019s all-too-Canadian Winterlude Triathlon Bal de Neige\u2013an 8K skate, a 5K run (which he covered in 23:42) and a 5K Nordic ski.<\/p>\n<p>Athleticism clearly runs in the family. The Fort Smith, N.W.T., native was once a hockey goaltender for Harvard University in the mid-80s, and his daughter, <strong>Cleo<\/strong>, ran cross country in high school, clocking 26:16.60 at the 2023 6K senior girls NCSSAA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Even when he&#8217;s not racing, Carney will show up in support of the competitors. In May, he turned up on the sidelines of <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/canadian-pm-mark-carney-makes-surprise-cheering-appearance-at-ottawa-marathon\/\">the Ottawa Marathon<\/a>, caught on the live broadcast cheering on runners and waving to the camera.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/results.raceroster.com\/v2\/en-US\/results\/kcws42brdweucybm\/results?subEvent=239728&amp;page=2\">here<\/a> for full results from the Haliburton Forest Trail Race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carney and his wife took on the Haliburton Forest Trail Race on 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