TORONTO October 7th 2015. There are just eleven days remaining until the 2015 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon and the Elite Start List is revealed below.
Several of the elite men are capable of challenging Deressa Chimsa’s course record of 2:07:05 while Sharon Cherop’s course record of 2:22:43 could be under threat by athletes – including the star Kenyan herself!
This IAAF Gold Label race will double as the Canadian Championships also. For many athletes this is a chance to beat the Rio Olympic qualifying standards.
Race fans all over the world will have access to the live broadcast of this year’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon via Athletics Canada TV! Our live stream broadcast will begin at 8:15am and can be accessed via our homepage at http://STWM.ca
Real-time runner tracking will be available on our homepage so you can follow your favourite runners throughout their race. Just visit http://STWM.ca on race day and you’ll see the link!
You can also join the conversation on race day and interact with our Twitter Team, including @RunCRS, Pan Am Games Bronze medalist Sasha Gollish @SGollishRuns and the team at @CanadianRunning! Use hashtag #STWM on Twitter and Instagram to see your content live on our Social Hub: http://ow.ly/T7SYw
Men’s Start List
| BIB | NAME | COUNTRY | AGE | RECENT PERFORMANCES | NAME ON BIB |
| 1 | KORIR, Laban | KEN | 30 | 2:07:54 Paris 2015 | KORIR |
| 2 | SOME, Peter | KEN | 25 | 2:05:38 Paris 2013 | SOME |
| 3 | KIPYEGO, Michael | KEN | 32 | 2:06:58 Tokyo 2014 | KIPYEGO |
| 4 | KIRWA, Gilbert | KEN | 30 | 2:07:44 Paris 2015 | KIRWA |
| 5 | ASEFA, Belay | ETH | 23 | 2:07:10 Hamburg 2014 | ASEFA |
| 6 | CHEMOSIN, Robert | KEN | 26 | 2:08:05 Warsaw 2015 | CHEMOSIN |
| 7 | CHEMTAN, Ishhimael | KEN | 24 | 2:08:25 Ljublijana 2014 | CHEMTAN |
| 8 | KIPTOO, Edwin | KEN | 22 | Debut. 60:11 Half RAK 2015 | KIPTOO |
| 9 | EL QADY, Najim | MOR | 35 | 63:26 Marrakech Half, 2015 | EL QADY |
| 10 | GILLIS, Eric | CAN | 35 | 2:11:28 STWM 2011 | ERIC |
| 11 | RIZZO, Patrick | USA | 32 | 2:13:42 Houston 2012 | RIZZO |
| 12 | KANGOGO, Kip | CAN | 36 | 2:15:35, Victoria, BC 2013 | KIP |
| 14 | JIBRIL, Sami | CAN | 26 | Debut | SAMI |
| 15 | MOORE, Joe | USA | 32 | 2:18:22 Duluth 2015 | MOORE |
| 16 | CANCHANYA, Wily David | PER | 24 | Debut 64:51 STWM Half 2014 | CANCHANYA |
| 17 | BOWEN, Mathew | KEN | 32 | 2:10:57 Rennes, France 2013 | BOWEN |
Women’s Start List
| BIB | NAME | COUNTRY | AGE | RECENT PERFORMANCES | NAME ON BIB |
| F1 | CHEROP, Sharon | KEN | 31 | 2:22:28 Berlin 2013, 2:22:43 STWM 2010 Champion | CHEROP |
| F2 | DEMISE, Shure | ETH | 19 | 2:20:59 Dubai 2015 | DEMISE |
| F3 | SADO, Fatuma | ETH | 24 | 2:26:25 Warsaw 2015 | SADO |
| F4 | CHEPCHIRCHIR, Flomena | KEN | 34 | 2:23:00 Frankfurt 2013 | CHEPCHIRCHIR |
| F5 | HABTAMU, Atsede | ETH | 27 | 2:24:25 Berlin 2011 | HABTAMU |
| F6 | MARCHANT, Lanni | CAN | 31 | 2:28:00 STWM 2013 | LANNI |
| F7 | DAVIES, Mary | NZL | 33 | 2:28:56 STWM 2012 Champion | DAVIES |
| F8 | DRAZDAUSAKAITE, Rasa | LTU | 34 | 11th World Championship, Beijing 2015 | DRAZDAUSAKAITE |
| F9 | JEPKOECH, Monica | KEN | 30 | 2:30:53 Beyrouth 2014, 69:44 Paris 2014 | JEPKOECH |
| F10 | LABEAUD, Natasha | CAN | 28 | 2:35:33 STWM 2014 | NATASHA |
| F12 | KORIR, Tarah | CAN | 28 | Debut. 73:39 Prague Half 2015 | TARAH |
| F14 | SEXTON, Leslie | CAN | 28 | 2:39:34 Virginia Beach 2015 | LESLIE |
| F15 | JOHNS, Rhiannon | CAN | 25 | 2:40:24 Birmingham, AL 2014 | RHIANNON |
| F16 | DE LA CRUZ, Jovana | PER | 23 | Debut | DE LA CRUZ |
| F17 | ARIAS, Kellys | COL | 26 | Debut. 74:43 Palmira Half 2014 | ARIAS |
| F18 | VAIL, Eva | CZE | 31 | 2:45:54 Victoria, BC 2014 | VAIL |
