TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2011 /CNW/ - Canada's premiere running event, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM), is set to take place on October 16th and is the Canadian qualifying event for the 2012 London Olympics. This year's STWM will feature the strongest ever Canadian elite lineup as the nation's top runners aim to qualify for London with a time of 2:11:30 to claim their moment of a lifetime. The Canadian elite runners will also be vying to win Scotiabank's $36,000 cash bonus for the first athlete to break a 36-year-old Canadian marathon record time of 2:10:09 by (Mimico, ON)'s Jerome Drayton.

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About the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
For the fourth consecutive year, the STWM has been awarded a prestigious Silver Label by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). This designation makes the STWM one of only five internationally recognized IAAF Label marathons in North America, In 2010 the STWM was ranked as 6^th fastest marathon in the world, 3^rd fastest women's race in the world and holds the record for both the fastest men's and women's marathons on Canadian soil (2:07:58 run last year by Kenneth Mungara & 2:22:43 by Sharon Cherop). The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon attracts participants from over 50 countries and this year's goal is to raise more than $3 million for 164 charities.

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