By Austin Evans Writer Tom Longboat descendant Kristian Jamieson is on his way to the Chicago and Boston marathons after achieving the fastest time in the Niagara Ultra marathon in 10 years. Jamieson was one of 123 entrants who participated in Niagara Ultra’s marathon on June 15. He and the other runners lined up at Kinsmen Scout Hall at 7 am to undergo the 42.2-kilometre race. Jamieson not only outpaced the rest of this year’s runners, finishing 12 minutes ahead of second place, but nearly every runner since the marathon was introduced in 2008. His time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 55 seconds is the fastest finish in 10 years and the fourth-fastest time ever according to a representative from Niagara Ultra. Because of this performance, Jamieson has qualified…
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