Jeruto wins Toronto, Puppi misses Templiers record by 1 second
Francesco Puppi finished the 80K Grand Trail des Templiers one second off the course record. In Toronto, Leah Jeruto negative split her way to 2:21:19 and a Canadian debuted in 2:08:48.
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Races and results
Jeruto wins Toronto in 2:21:19, Davies debuts in 2:08:48
Leah Jeruto won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a lifetime best 2:21:19, 15 seconds clear of Nigsti Haftu, per CITIUS MAG. She negative split it, 70:55 out and 70:24 back.
Wesley Kiptoo 🇺🇸 finishes sixth at the 2026 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:08:08, the fastest time of his career on a record-eligible course.
Puppi misses Templiers record by a second, Mlynarczyk breaks hers
Francesco Puppi won the 80.4K Grand Trail des Templiers in Millau, France in 6:32:20, one second outside the course record, iRunFar reports. He sat behind leader Dimitri Morel-Jean until the final climbs, then surged past and took 5:15 out of him by Le Cade.
His time was just one second shy of the course record, set by Jonathon Albon (U.K.) in 2021
Severe weather stops Spain at Big's Backyard, 52 nations left
Spain's race at the Big's Backyard Ultra World Team Championship was stopped on yard 25 because of severe weather, Keith Dunn reports. After 32 yards, 52 of the original 67 nations are still running. Malaysia and Namibia were the first two out, at 21 and 23 yards.
Spain will hold a race later this year to decide its national winner, who will be invited to next year's Individual World Championship.