On Sunday 7 July, during the British Columbia Championships in Canada, Evan Dunfee (CAN) achieved Canada's new national record.
Evan Dunfee got the performance of 38:54.20.
The previous record of 39:21.30 always belonged to Evan Dunfee who had obtained it in Coquitlam (CAN) on 11.6.2016.
The following are his split times each lap:
The following instead his progression from 2007 on the distance
| | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| 2019 | 39:44.86 | Coquitlam (CAN) | 09 JUN 2019 |
| 2018 | 40:11.80 | Canberra (AUS) | 14 JAN 2018 |
| 2017 | 40:40.29 | Canberra (AUS) | 05 JAN 2017 |
| 2016 | 39:21.30 | Coquitlam (CAN) | 11 JUN 2016 |
| 2015 | 40:29.04 | Edmonton (CAN) | 04 JUL 2015 |
| 2014 | 41:16.30 | Kamloops (CAN) | 11 JUL 2014 |
| 2013 | 40:51.37 | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 27 APR 2013 |
| 2012 | 39:55.52 | Coquitlam (CAN) | 15 JUL 2012 |
| 2009 | 43:27.04 | Port-of-Spain (TTO) | 01 AUG 2009 |
| 2008 | 42:56.82 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 11 JUL 2008 |
| 2007 | 47:40.86 | Ostrava (CZE) | 14 JUL 2007 |
This result represents the fourth world performance of the season 2019 after those of:
- Massimo Stano (ITA): 38:28.05 - Rome (ITA) obtained on 28.4.2019
- Dane Bird-Smith (AUS): 38:30:61 - Sydney (AUS) obtained on 5.4.2019
- Perseus Karstrom (SWE): 38:52:76 - Camberra (AUS) obtained on 9.1.2019
But very interesting is the following table posted on Twitter by Evan Dunfee himself which summarizes the results (with some notes) of all the athletes who in the decade 2010-2019 got a better time on this distance.