See photos from the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 10K event

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Going 10 kilometres across the roads of central Ottawa faster than anyone else was what it took to be a winner in the feature event of the first day of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.

Benjamin Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont., did just that, completing the course in 28 minutes nine seconds to set a new Canadian record time for the distance while also claiming the Athletics Canada road race championship.

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Flanagan had established the previous road race record of 28:11 at Boston in 2022, and it had been equalled by Toronto’s Cameron Levins at Paris in April.

Calgary’s Rory Linkletter was next across the line on Saturday evening in 28:40, followed by Jeremy Coughler of London, Ont., in 28:55.

Malindi Elmore of Kelowna, B.C., who will soon represent Canada in the Olympics for the third time, took the women’s title Saturday with a clocking of 32:50. Second place went to Kingston’s Cleo Boyd (33:12), while North Vancouver’s Natasha Wodak, winner of the previous two national championships, took third in 33:21.

Here are some race photos by Postmedia’s Ashley Fraser.

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Benjamin Flanagan broke the Canadian 10K record in Ottawa’s race on Saturday evening. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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The top three women in Saturday’s Ottawa 10K, left to right: third-place Natasha Wodak of North Vancouver; winner Malindi Elmore of Kelowna, B.C.; and runner-up Cleo Boyd of Kingston, Ont. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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Malindi Elmore rests after winning the Canadian 10K women’s title in the Ottawa race on Saturday night. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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A race volunteer holds out a water cup for one of the runners in the Ottawa 10K. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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The top finishers in the men’s portion of the Ottawa 10K on Saturday, left to right: Calgary’s Rory Linkletter, second; winner Benjamin Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont.; and third-place Jeremy Coughler of London, Ont. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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Former University of Ottawa student Lanni Marchant crosses the finish line in fourth place among women in the Ottawa 10K. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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The Ottawa 10K was the feature event on the first evening of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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Amy Jansen was excited to finish her 10K race Saturday evening. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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North Vancouver’s Natasha Wodak rehydrates after placing third in the women’s portion of the Ottawa 10K on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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A banana costume adds some colour to the proceedings in Saturday’s Ottawa 10K. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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Lara Isabelle-Grieco of Windsor, Que., splashes water on herself as she finished off the last few kilometres of her 10K race on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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A supporter cheers from the side of the course during the Ottawa 10K on Saturday night. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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A man sits alongside the 10K race course to spray water on passing runners, adding support in his own way. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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OTTAWA — The Ottawa 10K presented by Otto’s Ottawa at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Saturday, May 25, 2024. Malindi Elmore was the top female in the 10K and won the Athletics Canada Canadian 10K Championships Saturday evening.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia

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