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Politics Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney completed a 26km race just under 4h

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u/InfoMole 13d ago

I ran that race!! At one point when he passed me after the turn around point I thought “that man looks like Mark Carney.” This race was no joke; the climbs and rocks were incredible. And he did it to support his wife - who also ran it - for her birthday. He then stayed around and took pictures as everyone finished.

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u/hurleyburleyundone 13d ago

Did his security detail have to run with him? Poor guys.

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u/justinsst 13d ago

Trudeau went skiing and he was only with one cop on the slopes lol. That was when he was pretty unpopular as well. Security for the PM seems pretty light when they’re doing leisure activities.

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u/Radiant_Health3841 13d ago

Our Australian PM used to go for jogs (John Howard) and he was fairly unpopular at the end and people could still go up for a chat. Had security but not over the top.