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Tom Longboat's great-great-grandson chasing historic time this Ottawa Race Weekend

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Tom Longboat became the first Indigenous person to win the Boston Marathon in 1907. His great-great-grandson Kristian Jamieson will try to match Longboat's record-breaking time at this weekend's Ottawa marathon. He spoke with CBC Ottawa Morning's Rebecca Zandbergen ahead of the race.

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Tom Longboat's great-great-grandson chasing historic time this Ottawa Race Weekend

Tom Longboat became the first Indigenous person to win the Boston Marathon in 1907. His great-great-grandson Kristian Jamieson will try to match Longboat's record-breaking time at this weekend's Ottawa marathon. He spoke with CBC Ottawa Morning's Rebecca Zandbergen ahead of the race.

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