Langley Mustangs runner Sarah Inglis broke the Canadian five kilometer record at the Canadian All Comers St. Patrick’s Day run at Stanley Park in Vancouver on Sunday.
Congratulations @SarahInglis5 for setting a Canadian soil record and course record 15:29 pic.twitter.com/U5VBEPpZUP
— St. Patrick's Day 5k (@stpatricks5k) March 16, 2019
Inglis, a Scottish runner who used to ran for Trinity Western University in Langley, finished in 15:29, shattering the previous record of 15:39, set by Canadian Olympian Natasha Wodak, who took second.
It was also also the third fastest time in Scottish history and sixth all time in the UK
Buzzing to set a new @AthleticsCanada 5km Road All-Comers record today at the @stpatricks5k of 15:29! Thanks to the race organizers for a fun event…now for a celebratory 🺠@LangleyMustangs 📷 @3oh6 pic.twitter.com/6BnPAOch0m
— Sarah Inglis (@SarahInglis5) March 17, 2019
Inglis said she went out quick, trying to win the first mile.
“It was a great race,” Inglis said.
“The last uphill, I [saw] the clock at 15:20 and realized I was going to run quick. I knew that time was probably in me, and was extremely happy,” she said.
“From last year I knew it was a course record but not a Canadian record untiI I got told, after.”
And the elites have started!! #stpatricks5K #goodluck pic.twitter.com/c3D6kP3fne
— St. Patrick's Day 5k (@stpatricks5k) March 16, 2019
In her bid to win the opening mile, which is run as a separate contest within the five-kilometre race, Inglis was narrowly edged in a photo finish American runner Shalaya Kip, who came in third over the full fivve kilometer dstance.
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Inglis will return Scotland in June for the 10,000 meter track trials that precede the world championships in Doha, Qatar.
