- Dylan Wykes
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Dylan Wykes Personal information Nationality Canadian Born June 6, 1983
Kingston, Ontario, CanadaResidence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Height 6'1" Weight 155 lbs Sport Sport Running Event(s) 10,000 metres, Half Marathon, Marathon Dylan Wykes (born June 6, 1983 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian long-distance runner. He represented Canada in the marathon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany, where he placed 33rd.[1] In December 2010, Wykes won the California International Marathon in a time of 2:12:39.[2] He is a sponsored athlete of both Vega and Mizuno.
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Early life
Wykes was born and grew up in Kingston, Ontario, where he attended Frontenac Secondary School. He competed successfully throughout high school, winning the provincial high school (OFSAA) cross country championships in 2001 as well as the 3000m at the 1998, 2000 and 2001 OFSAA track & field championships.[3] He also won the junior race at the 2002 Canadian Cross Country Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick. Following high school, Wykes attended Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. Under the coaching of Ray Treacy, he competed in several NCAA cross country and track & field championships. Wykes finished 49th at the 2003 cross country championships and 15th in the 3000m at the 2004 indoor track championships.[4][5]
Career
In 2008, at the age of 24, Wykes ran 2:15:16 and finished 16th at the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon, his debut performance at the distance.[6] The time was the second fastest by a Canadian in 2008, surpassed only by Olympian Jon Brown's 2:12 performance at the Fukuoka Marathon, and one of the fastest marathon debuts in Canadian history.[7] In the fall of the same year, Wykes ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, and placed 11th in a time of 2:16:20. In 2009, he represented Canada in the marathon at the World Championships and finished 33rd in 2:18:00. In his fourth effort at the distance in December 2010, Wykes won the Sacramento International Marathon. He led the race from start to finish and set a new personal best of 2:12:39, proving himself a contender to represent Canada in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Wykes has also represented Canada internationally in cross country. He ran as a junior at the 2002 World Cross Country Championships and as a senior at the 2007 championships. He placed 3rd at both the 2007 and 2008 Canadian Cross Country Championships and finished 3rd at the 2008 and 2nd at the 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships.
Wykes continues to improve his track ability, and set personal bests in both the 5000 metres and 10000 metres in the early part of 2011.
Wykes' 10000m and marathon bests both rank in the top 10 Canadian performances of all time for the respective distances.
Personal bests
Event Time Venue Date 1500 metres 3:46.1 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2007 Mile 4:01.15 Boston, Massachusetts, United States February 7, 2004 3000 metres 7:58.7 Boston, Massachusetts, United States January 31, 2004 5000 metres 13:43.43 Eugene, Oregon, United States April 22, 2011 10000 metres 28:12.82 Stanford, California, United States May 1, 2011 Half Marathon 1:02:14 New York, New York, United States March 20, 2011 Marathon 2:12:39 Sacramento, California, United States December 5, 2010 Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 33rd Marathon 2:18:00 2010 California International Marathon Sacramento, California, United States 1st Marathon 2:12:39 2011 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6th Marathon 2:12:56.1[8] External Links
References
- ^ IAAF Athletes - Dylan Wykes
- ^ 2010 California International Marathon Results
- ^ OFSAA Track & Field Past Championship Results
- ^ 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships Results
- ^ 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships Results
- ^ 2008 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon Results
- ^ 2008 Canadian Outdoor Rankings
- ^ "Results October 16th, 2011". Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. http://www.canadarunningseries.com/results/2011/stwm/scotiaf.htm. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Canadian male long-distance runners
- Sportspeople from Ontario
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