Simon Bairu – Chasing the Olympic Standard
CHRISTRACK DECEMBER 6, 2011 0


© Copyright – 2011 – Christopher Kelsall 
Canadian 10,000m record holder Simon Bairu (27:23), will make his second attempt at challenging the marathon and the Olympic qualifying time of 2:11:29 when he races the Chevron Houston Marathon, Sunday January 15th, 2012 in Houston, Texas (he dropped out of NY). But qualifying is only part of the incentive to run well.
Bairu will also need to have one of the top-three times in Canada to ensure his position on the team. Currently Eric Gillis (2:11:27) and Reid Coolsaet (2:10:54) have two of those positions, while Dylan Wykes (2:12:39) may potentially run a qualifying time, Wykes has not yet announced which race he will attempt before the April deadline.