Kinsey Middleton finished as the top Canadian woman, stopping the clock in 2:32:09 in her Toronto Waterfront debut.[1][2][3] Middleton paced the first half of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 1:15:48.[4] Middleton placed 18th in January 2018 at the Houston Half Marathon in 1:12:30. In May 2018, Middleton ran 33:48 in a road 10k at 2018 Ottawa 10K. January 2020, she ran a personal best of 1:11:48 at the Houston Half Marathon. She was slated to compete in the spring 2020 London Marathon, until it was canceled.
Middleton, won the 2022 Ottawa Marathon on May 29, running a personal best of 2:30:08 in warm conditions. She was the first Canadian woman to win the race in 15 years.
Kinsey Gomez competed for Oregon State University '14 and the University of Idaho '16.[5][6] Gomez followed her college coach Travis Floeck from the Oregon State Beavers to the Idaho Vandals, where she met her husband. She was a Big Sky Conference Champion in the 5000m and an NCAA All-American and school record holder in the 10,000m running 33:18.
Middleton's mother is from Canada and father is from the United States. At birth, Kinsey's grandmother applied for dual citizenship for Kinsey and Middleton chose to compete for Canada after graduating from University. Middleton's provincial alliance is British Columbia (closest to her Idaho home).[11] Middleton started running in kindergarten, but she also played soccer until Grade 8. Her family is originally from Guelph, Ontario.[12]
