Skip to content

North Vancouver's Natasha Wodak wins Sun Run

North Vancouver resident Natasha Wodak won the Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday, becoming the second woman in the 35-year history of the event to claim three victories.
Wodak
Natasha Wodak receives her prize after winning the Vancouver Sun Run for the third time on Sunday, tying the record for the most wins by a woman in the event's 35-year history. photo supplied Arlen Redekop/PNG

North Vancouver resident Natasha Wodak won the Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday, becoming the second woman in the 35-year history of the event to claim three victories.

The 37-year-old led from start to finish to win the 10-kilometre elite women’s race in a time of 32 minutes and 38 seconds. Wodak finished eight seconds ahead of runner-up Kinsey Middleton and 21 seconds ahead of third-place finisher Malindi Elmore.

Wodak, racing under her then-married name Natasha Fraser, won back-to-back Sun Runs in 2012 and 2013. The only other woman to win three times is Lynn Kanuka, who won three in a row starting in 1987 racing under her then-married name Lynn Williams. Kanuka is now Wodak’s coach.

Wodak was recently named female athlete of the year at the North Shore Sport Awards following a stellar 2018 season that was capped by a fifth-place finish in the 10,000-m race at the Commonwealth Games. For more on Wodak, see this recent North Shore News feature story.