Toronto Marathon

The Toronto Marathon, held annually in October, is a race from Mel Lastman Square, in the north end of Toronto, to Queen's Park. The race was initially called the Canadian International Marathon, and was first held in 1995 under its current organizer. The origins of the event trace back to 1977. In 2003, its name was changed to the Toronto Marathon. In 2008, it was again renamed for a new primary sponsor, GoodLife Fitness. It is held on the third Sunday in October, the first Sunday after Canadian Thanksgiving. Because of concerns that the Toronto Waterfront Marathon being held three weeks prior leads to too many road closures, the Toronto Marathon will be run in May, beginning in 2011.

In addition to a full marathon, the event also includes a half marathon, a 5-K run, and an eight-person relay across the marathon course. The marathon meets international standards and is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

List of winners Toronto Marathon,

Year	Winner men	Nationality	Time	Winner women	Nationality	Time
2009	Paul Rugut	Kenya	2:26:08.6	Elizabeth Randell	United States	2:57:53.8
2008	Daniel Mburu Njenga	Kenya	2:29:00.0	Dawn Richardson	Bermuda	2:57:46.8
2007	Charles Bedley	Canada	2:21:58.8	Leslie Black	Canada	2:58:47.0
2006	Anthony Skuce	Canada	2:34.10	Nicole Stevenson	Canada	2:47.09
2005	David Cheruiyot	Kenya	2:17.12	Lyudmila Korchagina	Canada	2:37.17
2004	Procopio Hernandez	Mexico	2:16.42	Olga Kovpotina	Russia	2:31.47
2003	Lemi Chengere	Ethiopia	2:25.55	Angela Batsford	Canada	2:55.04
2002	Michal Kapral	Canada	2:30.40	Karen Cowling	Canada	2:56.13
2001	Jackson Omweri	Kenya	2:22.22	Karen Cowling	Canada	2:56.02
2000	El Mostafa Damaoui	Morocco	2:15.17	Jennifer Cooper	Canada	2:59.04
1999	Manuel Salvati	Canada	2:28.25	Allison McKenzie	Canada	2:59.50
1998	Nick Tsioros	Canada	2:41.49	Carolyn Walker	Canada	3:07.57
1997	Peter Fonseca	Canada	2:28.26	Gaylene Pridham	Canada	2:58.24
1996	Paul Mbugua	Kenya	2:20.33	Kim Webb	Canada	2:37.52
1995	David O'Keefe	United States	2:23.15	Laura Ruptash	Canada	2:49.19

(source:wikipedia)