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Jennifer MacDonell of Ottawa ran the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 18, in 3:23:59, a new W70-74 world record pending ratification, Canadian Running reports. The previous mark, 3:27:00, was set by France's Laurence Dupont Alnet in 2024.

The run capped eight days in which she also set Canadian age-group records for the mile (6:51) and 5K (21:40) in Montreal. With two kilometres to go she was fighting a cramping calf and a headwind, and told the magazine she repeated Dory's line from Finding Nemo, "just keep swimming."

She prepared for a year with coach Steve Boyd, and organizers started her just behind the elite field. Her plan afterward, she said, was to enjoy the moment before setting a new goal.

William Goodge, an ultramarathoner from London, is trying to run a marathon in each of the 50 U.S. states in 24 days, raising money for cancer research and attempting a world record, WBAL reports from an interview with sister station KMBC in Kansas City.

Goodge said he started running after his mother died of cancer, as a way to turn "emotional pain" into something positive. His Kansas City runs, including the Garmin Marathon on Saturday, were days nine and 10 of the attempt. He said he has to finish each marathon in five hours or less to stay on schedule.