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The 39th annual GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon was wet, but runners were in high spirits, especially Daniel Kipkoech, who took home his fifth consecutive win.

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Kipkoech lives and trains in Lethbridge, Alberta. He finished with a time of 2:22:39, up from his time last year of 2:21:03.

The first female marathoner across the finish line was Emily Setlack with a time of 2:46:20.

There were nearly 8,000 participants in the race which included marathon, half-marathon, and 8km distances as well as a kids fun run. The race is put on with the help of 1,600 volunteers.

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Those people include Rand Surbey who has cerebral palsy, who was pushed in a modified wheelchair by his friend Jason Cole.

The two worked together to complete the race and are hoping to achieve the tandem world record for half-marathon.

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The rain caused portions of the track to be a bit slippery but runners said they appreciated its cooling effect.

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Natasha Wodak took the top spot among female runners in the half-marathon with a time of 1:11:45.

Some 500 of the GoodLife runners were used the marathon as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon in April 2019.

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