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Blue Nose Marathon runners dash to beat the rain

With heavy rain in the forecast, runners in the Blue Nose Marathon on Sunday had an extra incentive to go fast.

Torontos Brent Scheibelhut finished the marathon in 1st place in 2:47:51

Five people are running toward the finish line.
Runners race to the finish line at the 2023 Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax on Sunday. (Josh Hoffman/CBC)

With heavy rain in the forecast, runners in the Blue Nose Marathon on Sunday had an extra incentive to go fast.

Runners from all over the world came to Halifax to competein a five-kilometre race, 10-kilometre race, team relay, half marathon ormarathon.

"I thought it was really fun," said Brent Scheibelhut, who finished first in the marathon. "There [were] a lot of sections that were different."

Scheibelhut, who lives in Toronto, crossed the finish line ina time of 2:47:51.

"I think my goal was just to do what my body could do and at the end of the day it was just a bonus to finish first."

Brent stands in front of a crowd at the Halifax Commons.
Toronto runner Brent Scheibelhut says the course was a lot of fun and offered a bit of everything. (Josh Hoffman/CBC)

Scheibelhut saidhe visitedHalifax every summer growing up and has family living here now.

Grey skies threatened as the runners were on the course but most were able to cross the finish line before the rain came down.

"This was just for fun," said P.E.I.'s Amber Macleod, who was the first to finishin the women's marathon category.

Amber is smiling with a medal around her neck.
Amber Macleod said this was her first marathon in Halifax. (Josh Hoffman/CBC)

Macleod finishedwith a time of 3:23:29. She saidshe has run seven marathons but this was her first in Halifax.

She said she was happy to be met by her husband and son at the finish line.

"It was very emotional," she said. "They're my biggest supports. They're my biggest fans."