Quebecers shine at Montreal Marathon

Quebecers had a day to remember at the 2013 Montreal Marathon.

 

CTV News reports, that David Simard-Gagnon won the yearly event on Sunday with a time of just over 2 and a half hours. The Baie-St-Paul resident became the first Canadian to win the marathon in 24 years.

 

A Quebec woman also led the pack on the women's side as well. Nadia Bolduc, who hails from the Saguenay region won the women's marathon in just over two hours and fifty minutes.

 

The Montreal Marathon attracted about 32 000 runners who took to the starting line on Jacques Cartier bridge at 8:30am Sunday morning.

 

The event itself has been well attended over the last few years after suffering through financial troubles in the 1990's.

 

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