For the second year in a row, the TCS London Marathon saw the women-only world record broken, with Olympic silver medallist and former world record holder Tigst Assefa breaking the tape in 2:15:50. In the men’s field, rising Kenyan star Sabastian Sawe clocked the second-fastest winning time in London Marathon history (2:02:27) to earn his first marathon major title, beating a stacked men’s field featuring world record holders and Olympic champions.
Although there were no Canadian elites in the 2025 London Marathon field, several runners in the mass race recorded impressive personal bests and notable age-category placements.
The fastest Canadian male finisher was Mitchel Dreise of Ingersoll, Ont., who ran a personal best of 2:27:35 to place 108th overall. Dreise shaved several minutes off his previous best and is set to line up at the 2025 Ottawa Marathon next month. In the women’s field, Carolyn Buchanan of Moorefield, Ont., was the top Canadian finisher, crossing the line in 2:36:27 to knock three minutes off her previous best. Buchanan’s strong performance also earned her a top-10 finish in the women’s 18-39 age category.
Top 10 Canadian women
Carolyn Buchanan 2:36:27 (8th in mass field, 7th in W18-39)
Julie Lajeunesse 2:47:50 (10th in W40-44)
Anna Hope Emerson 2:51:03
Laurel Buchanan 2:51:53
Cynthia Chen 2:53:02
Katie Gordon 2:57:43
Ellen Mulholland 3:04:33
Shawni Hnatiuk 3:05:19
Victoria Ryan 3:06:49
Jeni Halowski 3:07:56
Top 10 Canadian men
Mitchel Dreise 2:27:35 (108th overall, 89th in M18-39)
Bryan Rusche 2:31:48 (2nd in M50-54)
Justin Peroff 2:40:34
Matthew Cormier 2:44:05
Imran Khoja 2:44:15
Martin Sirois 2:45:18
Nicholas Thomas 2:48:02
Aaron Brown 2:51:39
Geoff Bezruchko 2:52:51
Nathan McKinnon 2:54:26
Top Canadian age groupers*
Men
Bryan Rusche 2:31:48 – 2nd in M50-54
Women
Carolyn Buchanan 2:36:27 – 7th in W18-39Julie Lajeunesse 2:47:50 – 10th in W40-44Yan Ma 3:37:10 – 12th in W60-64Gayle Robinson 5:21:36 – 5th in W75-79
*We recognize those who placed in the top 20 in their age category.
You can head here to check out the full 2025 TCS London Marathon results.
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