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Marc-Andre Trudeau Perron hit the podium finishing second at the 2019 Canadian Cross Country Championships in the men’s U20 category. Trudeau Perron was good-natured about being missed by the pre-race prognosticators and hopes that his performance will put him on the media’s radar for next season.

Teammate Philippe Morneau-Cartier finished fifth for a strong Team Quebec showing. Here, he talks about how the race played out as well as the strong running culture in Quebec.