Prime Canadian finishers on the 2026 Tokyo Marathon

The primary Abbott World Marathon Main (AWMM) of 2026 didn’t disappoint. Ethiopia’s Tadese Tekele defended his 2025 title with a dash end to beat a pair of Kenyan runners, Geoffrey Toroitich and Olympian Alexander Mutiso, in a time of two:03:37. On the ladies’s facet, Brigid Kosgei ran to a brand new Tokyo Marathon course report of two:14:29, breaking the earlier mark by almost a minute and a half.

There have been additionally a number of spectacular outcomes from Canadian marathoners who made the journey throughout the Pacific, beginning with Cam Levins. The 36-year-old from Black Creek, B.C., completed 14th general and ran the second-fastest marathon time of his profession in 2:06:47. Levins’s end result lowered Reid Coolsaet’s earlier males’s 35+ Canadian masters marathon report of two:10:37 by virtually 4 minutes.

The highest Canadian lady in Tokyo was Calgary’s Melissa Paauwe, who ran 2:43:57 to complete 51st and accumulate her fifth AWMM star—needing just one extra. In a post-race recap on social media, Paauwe wrote that she’s pleased she’s nonetheless capable of push herself into her 40s. “It wasn’t my quickest marathon, nevertheless it didn’t have to be. I gave it my all, and I’m coming residence proud.”

Right here’s a listing of the highest 10 Canadian female and male finishers:

Prime 10 Canadian males

1. Cam Levins 2:06:47 (14th OA)
2. Phil Parrot-Migas 2:14:25 (fifty fifth OA)
3. Esteban Clavijo 2:37:07 (352nd OA)
4. Connor Powell 2:44:11 (595th OA)
5. Talib Jiwani  2:44:45 (609th OA)
6. Hong Duan 2:45:18  (638th OA)
7. Ryan Tilleman 2:46:09 (675th OA)
8. Stephen Loden 2:48:48 (835th OA)
9. Robert Case 2:48:53 (838th OA)
10. Evan Saunders 2:49:16 (874th OA)

Prime 10 Canadian ladies

1. Melissa Paauwe 2:43:57 (51st W)
2. Erica Inexperienced 2:48:24 (seventieth W)
3. Meghan Howard 2:53:32 (a hundred and fifth W)
4. Carlie Rompre 3:07:54 (246th W)
5. Angela Switt 3:08:18 (252nd W)
6. Shirley Chen 3:11:50 (302nd W)
7. Joanna Linder 3:12:48 (315th W)
8. Amy Jian 3:14:09 (345th W)
9. Rosa Delia 3:14:37 (353rd W)
10. Ricki Doyle 3:15:06 (363rd W)

Editor’s be aware: We sometimes cowl high age group outcomes as a part of our “Prime Canadian Finishers” sequence at marathon majors. Nevertheless, because of the inaccessibility of age group sorting on the time of publication on the official Tokyo Marathon outcomes, we’re solely capable of present the highest 10 Canadian outcomes general.