By: Jonathan Yue
We have two weeks’ worth of action to recap. It is officially Back to School for the kids and the track and field season slowly transitions to the road race and cross country season. A little different this year, Athletics Canada and Athletic.net has you covered for the 5 km discipline, hosting the first ever Canadian Virtual 5km Challenge!
Entering September, many postponed events continued to run on schedule, with Lindsey Butterworth and Matt Hughes heading across the pond in Belgium.
Competing in her first Diamond League competition of the year, Butterworth competed in the women’s 1000 metre race, finishing in third place with a time of 2:37.26. On Saturday, the B.C. native raced in her bread and butter event, the 800 metres at the KBC Night of Athletics, where she finished with a season’s best, 2:01.69 and second place.
Continuing his European tour, Hughes stepped onto the track for the men’s 1500 metres at the KBC Night of Athletics, finishing with a personal-best time of 3:39.84, nearly two-seconds faster than his previous best of 3:41.49.
At the Nacht van de Atletiek (@NachtvdAtletiek) in Heusen, Belgium 🇧🇪, @HugheSteeple runs a personal-best 3:39.84 in the men’s 1500m 🏃♂️
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) September 6, 2020
Photo via @NachtvdAtletiek /Instagram pic.twitter.com/Qbf7Ix2OXM
Back in North America, Ben Flanagan was also in personal-best shape, as he ran to a third place finish at the Under Armour Sunset Tour in Los Angeles, stopping the clock at 28:06.88 in the men’s 10,000 metre race.
At the HOKA Distance Carnival, Rory Linkletter tried his skills in the One Hour event, running a total of 19,126 metres and clocking 50:11.67 at the 10-mile mark.
Brittany Crew continues to stay busy in the throwing circle, winning not only the Niagara Olympic Club shot put with a throw of 18.32 metres, but adding another victory to her season at the Back to Track meet in Brampton with a mark of 17.74 metres. Her shot put winning-streak now stands at five competitions.
At yesterday’s Back to Track in Brampton, Ont., @BrittCrew (17.74m) and @MittonSarah (17.58m) finish 1-2 in the women’s shot put ☄️
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) September 5, 2020
Crew would also add a PB performance in the hammer throw, with a mark of 55.50m for second place 🙌 pic.twitter.com/8kTRcYiif4
Her fellow Canadian teammate Sarah Mitton also completed a historic Canadian performance, also throwing 18.08 metres at the Niagara Olympic Club meet, marking the first time two Canadian women threw past 18 metres on Canadian soil.
