Woohooo!! Olympic athlete, Dylan Wykes, is coming to talk to us about running this Friday. Dylan is from Kingston, ON and competed for team Canada last year in the London Olympic games , finishing 20th in the men’s marathon with a time of 2:15:26. Dylan’s personal best time of 2:10:47 at the Rotterdam Marathon made him the second fastest Canadian marathoner in history.
Dylan’s achievementsare many, including representing Canada at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009, coming first in the California International Marathon in 2010 with a time of 2:12:39 (see photo ), and posting a time of 2:12:56 at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2011. Runners, imagine someone who runs at a pace of 3:05 a kilometer for 42.2K!
Interesting fact: Dylan is a vegetarian. His list of favourite foods includes almond butter, banana, quinoa and lentils.
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