London Forest City Road Races adds cash prizes in 42nd year A record 2,700 runners took part in the 2024 Forest City Road Races in London, Ont. on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Source: Brent Lale/CTV News London) Share When the race got tough, Rebecca Pieterson kept her eye on the prize – winning a ‘triple crown’ in the Forest City Road Races.
It is the first time in 42 years, the Canada Life Forest City Road Races (FCRR) have offered large cash prizes to the race winners and Pieterson knew there was incentive to push harder. “During those tough middle corners, I was like, ‘There's like money on the line right now,’” said Pieterson, a runner from Ottawa. Along with her husband, the couple were able to get the final two spots in the half-marathon after organizers opened up more availability.
Pieterson’s half-marathon victory joins her previous 5K and 10K wins. Pieterson finished in a time of 1:22:31 to take home $2,000 for her win while Hanna Marmura took home $1,000 for a second-placed finish. Rebecca Pieterson won $2,000 for finishing in first place in the Women’s half-marathon at the Forest City Road Races in London, Ont.
on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Source: Brent Lale/CTV News London). The winner of the Men’s division was Phil Parrot-Migas.
He has participated in the past, but it was his first time doing a half-marathon. “I've done this race when there wasn't money, but the incentive was there to run with the money,” said Parrot-Migas, who finished in a time .