Two participants in the Beneva Montreal half-marathon suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest Sunday morning at the finish line. They were treated on site and there is no fear for their lives.
Both participants were instantly treated and resuscitated by the marathon medical team, then transported to the event medical clinic. “Once their condition was stabilized and under control, they left the clinic to be transported to a regional hospital where they are under surveillance. They are doing well,” the organization said.
Sunday morning, thousands of runners took to the streets of the metropolis on the occasion of the 31e edition of the Beneva Montreal Marathon. To ensure the safety of the runners, more than 300 paramedics were distributed throughout the course. “We have to respond within 3 minutes, no matter what happens on the course,” declared Alex Ratthé, executive producer of the Beneva Montreal Marathon, on Sunday morning.
The 2019 edition of the Montreal marathon was marked by the death of Patrick Neely, a 24-year-old runner. In the report from coroner Géhane Kamel, we noted a “mess-up in communications and the organization of the marathon”. Since then, the event has had a facelift, with new organizers and partners.
“Ideal temperature”
The official start was given at 7:45 a.m. at Espace 67 in Parc Jean-Drapeau. “It’s the ideal temperature for runners, it’s not too cold in the morning and not too hot during the day, with sunshine and little wind,” rejoiced Alex Ratthé. The arrival took place at the Olympic Park esplanade.
More than 12,000 runners took part in the half marathon and marathon this Sunday. Of these, approximately 20% came from outside Canada. The day before, the 1 km, 5 km and 10 km races attracted some 8,000 runners.
The participants set off through several boroughs including Ville-Marie, Plateau, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and Ahuntsic.
MAP PROVIDED BY THE MONTRÉAL MARATHON
Kenyan Felex Cheruiyot Rop won the event with a time of 2:23:20. He was followed by Canadians Simon LeBlanc (2:23:52) and Ahmed Mainy (2:24:15).
Among the women, it was the Kenyan Monicah Cheruto who won in 2 h 53 min 47 s. Canadians Joelle White (2:58:37) and Andréanne Sansoucy (3:02:51) finished in 2e and 3e ranks.