Despite his busy schedule, athlete Charles Philibert-Thiboutot has accepted to be co-spokesperson for the Montreal Beneva Marathon. And his involvement will not be trivial as he will be the rabbit for the half-marathon runners. If you’re aiming for a time of 1:25 – 1:30 (that’s between 4 and 4.30 min. per km), this is a privilege not to be missed!
Jean-Sébastien is not the archetypal couch potato. But by his own account, there came a time in his life when he had to take charge. “It was back in 2017. Me and my partner had just had our third child and as parents, we sometimes tend to forget about each other… A nurse had come to visit me at my workplace. I’ll never forget her saying, ‘You know, the best insurance you have to see your kids grow up is your own health.’ That was the trigger.”
Jean-Sébastien is not the archetypal couch potato. But by his own account, there came a time in his life when he had to take charge. “It was back in 2017. Me and my partner had just had our third child and as parents, we sometimes tend to forget about each other… A nurse had come to visit me at my workplace. I’ll never forget her saying, ‘You know, the best insurance you have to see your kids grow up is your own health.’ That was the trigger.”
Elissa fell into running at the age of 9. Via cross-country running. “I was offered to compete in a 2K race, I thought it was cool to miss a day of school. The coach, who is also a friend of my mother, saw me struggling in the first 500 meters. He said it was no surprise because he didn’t think I had trained enough. I’m competitive, so I pulled myself together and finished third”. The ice was broken.
He has been running from an early age and has taken on some of the most unusual challenges. Discover the exciting life of this passionate runner.
My mission: to give young people a taste for sports so that they develop healthy lifestyle choices later on.
“Then I started running again, but as a beginner. I haven’t run a marathon since, but I do run at least one half-marathon a year. With each race, with each stride, I celebrate life.” Read about Céline Daigle’s gratitude-tinged journey.
In 2018, Sébastien Roulier became the fastest marathon runner on the planet to complete the 42.2 km while pushing a person living with a disability in a wheelchair in a time of 3:01:01.
This lifelong runner has a vivid memory of the moment he knew he was going to dedicate his life to the fight against cancer. It was in 1980, when he saw Terry Fox on television.
Anne-Marie Comeau is the first woman to cross the finish line of the 21.1 km at the 2018 Montréal Marathon with a time of 1:14:46. This made her the fastest woman in Quebec.