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New Balance 5k: Kitchener man sets new record

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Kitchener man sets Canadian 5k record From CTV Kitchener: Kitchener’s Ben Flanagan won the New Balance 5k on Sunday, setting a new record on Canadian soil.

The New Balance 5K Championship took place on Sunday morning.

It wound through downtown Toronto, and the first runner crossed the finish line in record Canadian time.

Kitchener’s Ben Flanagan set the record after finishing in 13 minutes and 57 seconds.

British Columbia’s Natasha Wodak won the women’s division.

The race was followed by the B&O Yorkville 5k Charity Run.