It was a few years ago, in 2008 that the IAAF decided to introduce a labelling system for a select number of big road races, marking out the best races in the world based on a number of factors, including depth of the elite field, drug testing etc. and while the program has been around for a few years now, there still aren't many races that have been designated as worthy of a label, let alone the top gold label. In fact as of last year, there were only 3 gold level marathons in all of the Americas..Chicago, Boston and New York. That changed on Jan 8th of this year though, and now Canada has a gold level marathon of its own, and today's episode is all about that marathon, known as the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, it's been the grounds for some of Canada's best marathon runs, and now it's finally getting its dues. On the show, we chat with elite marathoner and Olympian Reid Coolsaet about the race, recovery and olympic qualifiers, as well we'll chat with the man who made it happen, race director Alan Brookes, and Rob Watson and Dylan Wykes also make appearances.
Source : Trackie Radio