"I'm so happy, but my body was plummeting the last 3K, the Kitchener, Ont., native told race organizer Canada Running Series. To [win] with the wind [gusting to 53 km per hour], I feel I can go faster. Main goal was to finish, win and learn from the mistakes I made in the build, in the race, and get better from here."
"I was lucky I got far enough away that it didn't matter [at the end of the race], said Flanagan, whose marathon build was shorter than he wanted after recovering from a partially torn labrum in his left hip joint."
Ben Flanagan won the Canadian title in his marathon debut at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, finishing in 2:15:39 on a warm, windy morning. Flanagan pulled away from Andrew Alexander around the 25-kilometre mark and ran the final 17.2 km alone. He finished 10th overall, seven minutes behind winner Leonard Langat, who led a Kenyan sweep with a 2:08:04 victory. Phil Parrot-Migas and Andrew Alexander were the next top Canadian finishers. Flanagan dealt with a shorter-than-desired marathon build after recovering from a partially torn labrum in his left hip and believes he can go faster despite strong winds.
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