By Dayne Patterson

The Canadian Press

Posted August 20, 2026 4:40 pm

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Marathon runners who exhausted themselves in the Edmonton Marathon in the hope of qualifying for the marquee Boston Marathon may still have a shot.

The Edmonton Marathon says more than 10,000 people registered for its race Sunday, which was later found to be two-thirds of a kilometre longer than necessary.

Organizers initially dismissed complaints before remeasuring and concluding there was an error.

The race route was an extra 674.7 metres beyond the usual length (42.2 kilometres for marathon runners and 21.1…

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