FUKUOKA, Japan - Reid Coolsaet came within seconds of breaking Canada's oldest national track and field record again on Sunday.
The 37-year-old from Hamilton ran two hours 10 minutes 55 seconds to finish sixth in the Fukuoka Marathon, narrowly missing Jerome Drayton's record of 2:10.09 set in 1975.
"Pretty much ran solo the whole way," Coolsaet posted on Twitter. "I think that was my toughest marathon performance ever."
A handful of Canadian marathoners, including Coolsaet's training partner Eric Gillis, plus Dylan Wykes, have been chasing Drayton's elusive record for years. Fukuoka is also were Drayton posted his record time.
Coolsaet has come the closest, running 2:10:28 at the Berlin Marathon in September of 2015.
Coolsaet finished 23rd at the Rio Olympics, and became a dad to son Louis in September.
