BMO Vancouver Marathon 50th Anniversary Day featured over 18,500 registered runners, a new event record.
Dayna Pidhoresky, who previously won Half Marathon in 2019, sets a new course record for the BMO Vancouver Marathon in 2:34:30, breaking the old course record of 2:37:00 formerly hold by local Kim Doerksen.
Fellow Olympian teammate Lanni Marchant also dips under that old course record in 2:36:42.
“It was a bit of a rollercoaster mentally,” adds Pidhoresky. “Lanni and I were together for most of the first half of the race. Lanni is a tough competitor, so in no way did I ever think that I had it in the bag. I was working hard the whole time.”
![Dayna Pidhoresky. Photo : Jonathan Behnke / RUNVAN®](https://bmovanmarathon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/46-2022-DSCF1297-daynapidhoresky-BMOVancouverMarathon-JonathanBehnke-scaled.jpg)
“Coming to Vancouver – it is such a big city, such a big race. You can’t go wrong with this race – it’s just so scenic, so fun,” says new BMO Vancouver Marathon champion Chris Balestrini. “Going along the seawall is just amazing.”
![Kip Kangogo, Chris Balestrini, & Alex Gladley. Photo: Jeff Bell / RUNVAN®](https://bmovanmarathon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/50-2022-bmo2022_jbp_20220501_103927-topthree-BMOVancouverMarathon-JeffBell-scaled.jpg)
![Ben Preisner and Justine Kent. Photo: Jonathan Behnke / RUNVAN®](https://bmovanmarathon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/46-2022-DSCF6128-ben.justin-BMOVancouverMarathon-JonathanBehnke-scaled.jpg)
“It’s really cool – bringing the whole running community back together,” adds local Justin Kent. “It’s always a top-notch event. I heard that there are 3,000 volunteers – it’s amazing – we are super appreciative just to be here.”
![Leslie Sexton. Photo: Jeff Bell / RUNVAN®](https://bmovanmarathon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/07-2022-bmo2022_jbp_20220501_082103-lesliesexton-BMOVancouverMarathon-JeffBell-scaled.jpg)
Thanks to nearly 3,000 volunteers, the local non-profit RUNVAN® is proud to continue this fantastic community event. The BMO Vancouver Marathon is now the largest Marathon race in Canada.