Jerome Drayton's Canadian Marathon Record Lives To See Another Day

Reid Coolsaet Gives It A Scare By Going Out in 2:07 Pace Before Finishing in 2:10:55

By LetsRun.com
October 16, 2011

Jerome Drayton's 36-year old Canadian record of 2:10:09 in the men's marathon survived a major scare today at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon but lives to see another day.

32-year old Reid Coolsaet who ran 2:11:23 last year in Toronto went after Drayton's record but hit the wall a bit at the and ended up qualifying for the Canadian Olypmic team with a 2:10:55 showing. Coolsaet went out with the leaders and even led the race at various points. He hit halfway at 1:03:58 but by 30km, the pace had already started slow significantly as Coolsaet's split of 1:31:38 meant he was on 2:08:52 pace. Anyone who is a fan of the old age that the marathon's halfway point is the 20 mile mark probably was a bit worried at this point as one minute had already been given back in the record chase.

Coolsaet's slow fade continued to the finish as he ended up in third in 2:10:55 in a race that featured a thrilling finish up front for the win as Kenya's Kenneth Mungara edged Ethiopia's Shami Abdulahi Dawit at the line in a race where both were given the time of 2:09:51.  Canada's Eric Gillis finished 4th in 2:11:28 and was probably the happiest man in the race as he just dipped under Athletics Canada's 2:11:29 Olympic standard. Canada will send it's three fastest marathoners under 2:11:29 to London 2012 so unless two other guys run faster than Gillis and Coolsaet, they both will be going to London.

Former Providence Friar Dylan Wykes who ran 2:12:39 last December in Sacramento ran another strong marathon but ended up outside the Canadian standard in 6th in 2:12:57.

Partial results and messageboard links appear below. More results avaiable at the marathon's website.

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Finish
Men Overall

Place Time    Tm Dif  Numbe Fname          Lname          Cnt 
===== ======= ======= ===== ============== ============== === 
    1 2:09:51             1 KENNETH        MUNGARA        KEN 
    2 2:09:51    0:00     6 SHAMI ABDULAHI DAWIT          ETH 
    3 2:10:55    1:04     9 REID           COOLSAET       CAN 
    4 2:11:28    0:33    10 ERIC           GILLIS         CAN 
    5 2:12:48    1:20     4 TADESSE        ABRAHAM        ERI 
    6 2:12:57    0:09    11 DYLAN          WYKES          CAN 

30km
Male Leaders  - 30km Split

Place Split3  Tm Dif  Numbe Fname          Lname          Cnt 
===== ======= ======= ===== ============== ============== === 
    1 1:31:37             2 NIXON          MACHICHIM      KEN 
    2 1:31:37    0:00     1 KENNETH        MUNGARA        KEN 
    3 1:31:38    0:01     6 SHAMI ABDULAHI DAWIT          ETH 
    4 1:31:38    0:00    60 JOSEPH         NGENY          KEN 
    5 1:31:38    0:00     9 REID           COOLSAET       CAN 
    6 1:31:38    0:00    63 STEPHEN KIPCHU CHELIMO        KEN 
    7 1:31:39    0:01     4 TADESSE        ABRAHAM        ERI 
    8 1:31:50    0:11     7 ROBERT         MWANGI         KEN 
    9 1:32:33    0:43    10 ERIC           GILLIS         CAN 
   10 1:32:33    0:00    11 DYLAN          WYKES          CAN 

13.1 Split
Male Leaders  - 21.1km Split

Place Split2  Tm Dif  Numbe Fname          Lname          Cnt 
===== ======= ======= ===== ============== ============== === 
    1 1:03:55            61 MACDONARD      ONDARA         KEN 
    2 1:03:57    0:02    60 JOSEPH         NGENY          KEN 
    3 1:03:57    0:00     7 ROBERT         MWANGI         KEN 
    4 1:03:57    0:00    63 STEPHEN KIPCHU CHELIMO        KEN 
    5 1:03:57    0:00     6 SHAMI ABDULAHI DAWIT          ETH 
    6 1:03:57    0:00     2 NIXON          MACHICHIM      KEN 
    7 1:03:57    0:00     1 KENNETH        MUNGARA        KEN 
    8 1:03:58    0:01     4 TADESSE        ABRAHAM        ERI 
    9 1:03:58    0:00     9 REID           COOLSAET       CAN             

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