{"id":88942,"date":"2022-10-26T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=88942"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:45:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:45:31","slug":"three-run-to-montreal-ultra-relay-teams-dip-under-course-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/three-run-to-montreal-ultra-relay-teams-dip-under-course-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Run to Montreal ultra-relay teams dip under course record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend, Canada’s version of The Speed Project (TSP) hosted its sixth annual Run to Montreal, a 650-km ultra relay race from Toronto’s City Hall to the top of Mont-Royal. Ten teams of 10 to 12 runners participated in this year’s race, with three teams running under the previous relay record of 50 hours and 11 minutes. <\/p>\n

Team Blue Devils, from Scarborough, Ont., which is led by former U Sports middle-distance standout Ben Devito<\/strong><\/a> and Toronto Metropolitian University track coach Tristan Markov,<\/strong> won the race to Montreal in 47 hours and 21 minutes (4:22\/km). The Blue Devils struggled with navigation issues and fatigue early in the race, but managed to find their wheels on the second day to beat the second-place finishers Team RUNWAY by 26 minutes to Mont Royal. <\/p>\n

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The 2022 Run to Montreal champions – Team Blue Devils. Photo: Tristan Markov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Team RUNWAY, led by Toronto running coach and Run to Montreal founder Darren Weldrick<\/strong><\/a>, managed to catch the Blue Devils on the second day at the Ontario\/Quebec border, after some construction detours sent both teams off route. The Blue Devils felt the pressure and pulled ahead with 50 km and six relay legs to go, which left Team RUNWAY playing catch-up in the latter stages. Weldrick saved his faster runners for the final three legs, in case it came down to a sprint finish between the two teams.<\/p>\n

Toronto-based running club MeVersusMe, captained by Miguel Pink,<\/strong> was the third team to finish under the previous record, reaching Montreal in 49:47, two hours behind Team RUNWAY.<\/p>\n

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