Leonard Langat of Kenya won the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday in 2:06:51, ahead of his compatriots Fanny Kiprotich (2:07:21) and Noah Kipkemboi (2:07:25). Asbel Rutto and Elvis Cheboi completed a Kenyan top five, finishing in 2:07:32 and 2:07:37 respectively, at the World Athletics Label (Elite) race.
Kenya's Leah Jeruto won the women's race in 2:21:19, just fifteen seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Nigsti Haftu (2:21:34). Ayinadis Teshome was third in 2:22:51, with Biruktayit Degefa and Maritu Ketema fourth and fifth in 2:24:07 and 2:24:45. No course or event records were reported at the race.
The leading Canadians were Andrew Davies, ninth overall in 2:08:48, and Dayna Pidhoresky, eighth in the women's race in 2:26:02. Both led the home contingent in their races.
In Slovenia, the NLB Ljubljana Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, produced the faster times. Kenya's Enock Onchari won the men's race in 2:04:55, ahead of Hillary Kipkoech (2:05:08) and Eritrea's Oqbe Kibrom Ruesom (2:05:46), all three inside 2:06.
Ethiopia's Haftamnesh Tesfay Haylu won the women's race in 2:19:17, just seven seconds clear of Kenya's Esther Chemtai Kipkech (2:19:24), with Ethiopia's Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu third in 2:20:04. Together with Amsterdam, Toronto and Ljubljana made for a busy autumn marathon Sunday, with attention now turning to Frankfurt, Dublin and New York in the coming weeks.