Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2024 Final Results: Ethiopia's Mulugeta Asefa and Waganesh Mekasha win men's and women's titles

The 2024 Toronto Waterfront Marathon was held between October 19-20. Established in 2000, the 2024 event was the 23rd edition of the competition and consisted of numerous events, such as the 5K races and half-marathons.

The 2024 event saw Ethiopia's Mulugeta Asefa win the men's marathon event with a run-time of 2:07:16. This was Asefa's second marathon victory this season after the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris in April. Kenya's Dominic Ngeno and Noah Kipkemboi clinched the second and third places with run-times of 2:07:23 and 2:07:31 respectively.

32-year-old Justin Kent, who finished seventh overall during the race, was the first Canadian runner to complete the marathon. He registered a personal best time of 2:12:17 during the event in front of his home crowd. Kent opened up about his performance, stating (via Canadian Running Magazine):

"I’m stoked with the result. Besides the wind being against me on the way back, I felt smooth and in control.”

Similar to the men's event, the women's event of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2024 also saw an Ethiopian athlete bag the title. African U20 Championships medalist Waganesh Mekasha won the race after clocking 2:12:52. Her compatriot Roza Dereje finished third in 2:21:26.

Canada's Kate Bazeley produced an impressive performance and took second place in 2:18:35. On that note, let's look at the results of all the events from the 2024 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

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Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2024: Complete results from the event

Women's marathon:

1. Waganesh Mekasha, Ethiopia- 2:12:52
2. Kate Bazeley, Canada- 2:18:35
3. Roza Dereje, Ethiopia- 2:21:26
4. Afera Godfay, Ethiopia- 2:21:50
5. Meseret Gebre, Ethiopia- 2:24:50
6. Natasha Wodak, Canada- 2:27:54
7. Rediet Daniel, Ethiopia- 2:33:05
8. Leslie Sexton, Canada- 2:33:15
9. Lydia Simiyu, Kenya- 2:33:49
10. Rachel Hannah, Canada- 2:34:33

Men's marathon:

1. Mulugeta Asefa, Ethiopia- 2:07:16
2. Dominic Ngeno, Kenya- 2:07:23
3. Noah Kipkemboi, Kenya- 2:07:31
4. Hailu Zewdu, Ethiopia- 2:08:02
5. Brian Kipsang, Kenya- 2:08:38
6. Gizealew Ayana, Ethiopia- 2:10:49
7. Justin Kent, Canada- 2:12:17
8. Elvis Kipchoge, Kenya- 2:12:52
9. Andrew Alexander, Canada- 2:14:13
10. Thomas Broatch, Canada- 2:14:51

Men's Half Marathon:

1. Hudson Grimshaw-Surette, Canada- 1:05:13
2. Ryan Tyrrell, Canada- 1:05:29
3. Alex Cyr, Canada- 1:05:58
4. Miles Avalos, Canada- 1:06:04
5. Jonathan Tedeschi, Canada- 1:06:14

Women's Half Marathon:

1. Eliyah Brawdy, Canada- 1:13:34
2. Kylee Raftis, Canada- 1:15:02
3. Hannah Goodjohn, Canada- 1:15:23
4. Shannen Murray, Canada- 1:16:38
5. Amy Miller, Canada- 1:17:41

Men's 5K race:

1. Dermot Kenny, Canada- 14:52
2. Soudi Hamadjam, Canada- 15:10
3. Ben Richardson, Canada- 15:24
4. Dilan Brar, Canada- 15:29
5. Cody Beals, Canada- 15:31

Women's 5K race:

1. Courtney Hufsmith, Canada- 16:20
2. Cass Dedert, Canada- 16:44
3. Kara Blair, Canada- 16:49
4. Lindsey Butterworth, Canada- 16:58
5. Addy Townsend, Canada- 16:58