{"id":95953,"date":"2023-04-18T16:04:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=95953"},"modified":"2023-04-18T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:15:57","slug":"leslie-sexton-flies-to-second-straight-vancouver-sun-run-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/leslie-sexton-flies-to-second-straight-vancouver-sun-run-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Sexton flies to second straight Vancouver Sun Run crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

A star-studded lineup of runners raced the 2023 Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday, producing a pair of exciting 10K races won by John Gay<\/a> <\/strong>and Leslie Sexton<\/strong><\/a>. Gay won the men’s race in a tight battle with 2019 Sun Run champion Justin Kent<\/strong>, crossing the line in 29:40. Sexton successfully defended her title from 2022, winning in 32:22. The race was a massive success, as more than 30,000 runners took to the wet and rainy streets of Vancouver to test their limits. <\/p>\n

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