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Silvia Ruegger, Canadian Marathon Icon, Dies at Age 58

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Silvia Ruegger, Canadian Marathon Icon, Dies at Age 58

Last Friday, August 23, former Canadian marathon record holder Silvia Ruegger died after a battle with cancer at the age of 58. She held the women’s Canadian marathon record time of 2:28.36 for 28 years, before Lanni Marchant broke it in 2013, with a time of 2:28.00. Ruegger was best known for representing Canada in […]

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