On heels of 10th place finish in Rio, Gillis takes aim at Canadian record
TORONTO — Eric Gillis will take another stab at Canada’s longstanding marathon record on Sunday, but this time he’s got nothing to lose.
The 36-year-old from Antigonish, N.S., will make his sixth appearance in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, but already armed with an impressive 10th-place finish from the Rio Olympics eight weeks ago, a solid result this weekend would be a “bonus.”
A bonus potentially worth $41,000.
That’s $1,000 for every year that Jerome Drayton’s record of two hours 10 minutes nine seconds — the oldest record on the Canadian track and field books — has stood.