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2008 Canadian 21K Champs for Montreal - admin - 29-01-2008 OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today that the 2008 Canadian Half-Marathon Championships will take place in Montreal on April 20, 2008 as part of the fifth annual Scotiabank 21k & 5k at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Alan Brookes, Executive Director of the Canadian Running Series on Montreal hosting the event; "Canada Running Series and Banque Scotia 21k de Montreal are delighted to be hosting the Half-Marathon national Championships as well as partnering with Athletics Canada to promote the revival of Canadian distance and marathon running. Montreal is a great city - our event offers a flat, fast course in beautiful Parc Jean-Drapeau. It is perfectly timed for both elite and recreational runners going onto the national marathon championships in Ottawa." The winners at the Half-Marathon Championships will be going to Rio to represent Canada at the 2008 IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships in October 2008. The Half-Marathon Championships are one of seven events on Athletics Canada’s Canadian Championship Series schedule. 2008 Championship Series Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running, road running and road racing.