Ottawa Race Weekend Explained

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Date:	4th weekend of May
Location:	Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run, 2K, 1.2K Kids Marathon
Sponsor:	Tamarack
Record:	Marathon: Men: 2:06:04 Women: 2:22:17 10K: Men: 27:24 Women: 30:56
Participants:	2,776 marathon finishers (2019)^[1] ^[2] 9,755 (2019)

The Ottawa Race Weekend (also known as Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend for sponsorship reasons) is an annual weekend of road running events held the last weekend of May in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The two-day running event includes seven races, including the Ottawa Marathon, all of which start and end at Ottawa City Hall. The marathon was first held in 1975, and is categorized as an Elite Label Road Race by World Athletics.^[3] Over 40,000 participants take part in the races each year.

The Ottawa Race Weekend also includes Canada's largest health and fitness expo, which opens on the Thursday before the weekend. In addition, each year, participants in the Ottawa Race Weekend raise close to $1 million for approximately 25 local and national charities affiliated with the event.

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

Races

The race weekend includes seven races: a 1.2 km kids marathon, 2K, 5K, 10K, half marathon, wheelchair marathon, and marathon.^[5] All of the races start and finish at Ottawa City Hall.

The signature event of the weekend is the Ottawa Marathon, which was first held in 1975. Today it is the largest marathon event in Canada and is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. The event is also home to the Canadian Marathon Championships and the Canadian Forces Marathon Championships.

The Ottawa Race Weekend was at one point the only road racing event in the world to host two IAAF Silver Label events: the 10K and the Ottawa Marathon. In 2014 the 10k became the first IAAF Gold Label road race in Canada.^{[6] [7]} On October 22, 2015, the Marathon also became an IAAF Gold Label road race.^{[8] [9]} In 2023, the race was reclassified by World Athletics as an Elite road race (one level below Gold).

Management

The event is organized by Run Ottawa, a not-for-profit organization. More than 2,000 volunteers, including a volunteer race committee, support a team of nine full-time staff in organizing the event.

Winners

Key:

Course record (in bold)

Canadian championship race

Marathon

Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time
48th	2024		2:12:41		2:32:20
47th	2023		2:08:22		2:24:47
46th	2022		2:06:04		2:30:09
	2021	Event canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic ^[10]
	2020
45th	2019		2:08:03		2:26:34
44th	2018		2:08:52		2:22:17
43rd	2017		2:10:14		2:30:18
42nd	2016		2:08:14		2:27:06
41st	2015		2:08:14		2:25:30
40th	2014		2:06:54		2:24:30
39th	2013		2:08:04.8		2:25:30.1
38th	2012		2:09:12.9		2:28:46
37th	2011		2:10:17.9		2:32:14.0
36th	2010		2:09:33.4		2:28:19
35th	2009		2:13:22.6		2:27:40.9
34th	2008		2:10:59.8		2:28:43.9
33rd	2007		2:10:35.4		2:31:56.6
32nd	2006 ^†		2:12:18.2		2:29:42.1
31st	2005		2:14:20.3			2:31:52.7
30th	2004		2:11:47.4	Lyudmila Korchagina	2:30:53.0
29th	2003	Joseph Nderitu	2:15:29.2		2:33:51.9
28th	2002		2:14:04.0		2:33:13.3
27th	2001		2:15:50.5		2:37:58.9
26th	2000	Bruce Deacon	2:17:12.5	Veronique Vandersmissen	2:36:45.1
25th	1999	Bruce Raymer	2:22:24.7		2:39:56.4
24th	1998	Malcolm Campbell	2:31:16		2:49:06
23rd	1997		2:25:16		3:01:46
22nd	1996	Jean Lagarde	2:26:02	Kimberley Webb	2:52:03
21st	1995		2:26:53		2:58:51
20th	1994		2:19:00		2:50:52
19th	1993		2:23:14		2:52:31
18th	1992		2:20:03		2:47:55
17th	1991		2:23:44		2:51:00
16th	1990	Gord Christie	2:18:38		2:49:33
15th	1989		2:14:33	Lise Bouchard	2:44:58
14th	1988		2:18:40		2:52:08
13th	1987		2:12:58	Dorothy Goertzen	2:40:59
12th	1986		2:18:24		2:54:25
11th	1985		2:16:18		2:47:56
10th	1984		2:13:19	Silvia Ruegger	2:30:37
9th	1983		2:21:37	Celia McInnis	2:54:13
8th	1982		2:21:04	Margo Elson	2:50:50
7th	1981	Mike Dyon	2:16:07	Kathryn Tanner	2:48:54
6th	1980		2:22:54		2:42:50
5th	1979		2:18:05		2:47:58
4th	1978		2:16:03		2:47:37
3rd	1977		2:18:05		3:02:22
2nd	1976		2:16:32	Eleanor Thomas	3:09:27
1st	1975	Mehdi Jaouhar	2:26:39	Eleanor Thomas	3:27:28

• ^† Bouramdane was declared the official winner. A number of faster runners, led by Amos Tirop Matui, were disqualified after a route error caused them to cut 400 m off the true marathon distance.^[11]

10K race

Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time
37th	2024		28:09		32:50
36th	2023		28:21.1		32:51
35th	2022		28:39		32:41
	2021	Event canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic ^[12]
	2020
34th	2019		28:12		31:09
33rd	2018		27:48		31:36
32nd	2017		28:42.1		31:34.1
31st	2016		28:36.5		31:29
30th	2015		27:55		30:56
29th	2014		28:00		31:22
28th	2013		27:36.6		31:45.7
27th	2012		27:41.4		33:12.8
26th	2011		28:30.3		31:43.2
25th	2010		28:08.9		32:11.5
24th	2009		27:23.9		31:50.4
23rd	2008		28:37.0		32:42.1
22nd	2007		28:29.1		33:01.2
21st	2006		28:29.5		32:05.0
20th	2005		28:55.7		31:24.4
19th	2004		28:59.8		32:30.3
18th	2003		28:23.6		32:16.4
17th	2002		28:29.8		32:57.7
16th	2001		28:28.3		32:31.7
15th	2000		29:32.1		33:36.2
14th	1999		29:54		34:16.4
13th	1998		29:06		34:28
12th	1997		29:41		33:26
11th	1996		29:55		34:54
10th	1995		29:25		35:29
9th	1994		29:52		34:32
8th	1993		30:03		34:16
7th	1992		28:56		33:20
6th	1991		29:21		35:03
5th	1990		29:22		34:28
4th	1989		29:08		32:11
3rd	1988		28:12		34:24
2nd	1987		30:18	?	?
1st	1986		29:30		35:37

See also

• List of marathon races in North America

References

Winners lists

• Ottawa 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-03.
• Ottawa Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-03.

External links

• Race Weekend Homepage

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20201030040701/https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=100807&status=results&bib=230#selection-1273.0-1273.4<!-- results site cannot easily be archived, but the page for the last place finisher can -->
2. https://archive.today/20201030035731/http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=24190526#selection-689.12-689.16<!-- another version of the results reports an additional finisher, presumably because a runner was eventually disqualified, which would explain why the last place finisher was also given an overall rank of 2777 -->
3. Web site: World Athletics Label Road Races . World Athletics . World Athletics . 10 July 2023.
4. Web site: Ottawa Race Weekend 2021 in-person event cancelled due to COVID-19 | CTV News . ottawa.ctvnews.ca . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030031246/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-race-weekend-2021-in-person-event-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-1.5166441 . 30 October 2020 . dead.
5. http://www.runottawa.ca/weekend/event-schedule Race Weekend Event Schedule
6. . The Ottawa 10K gets the gold! . Ottawa, Ontario . Run Ottawa . November 4, 2014 . /
7. News: Robb . Peter . May 20, 2015 . Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 10K gets a golden label . Ottawa Citizen . April 12, 2016.
8. . Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon awarded prestigious IAAF Gold standard . Ottawa, Ontario . Run Ottawa . October 22, 2015 . April 12, 2016. /
9. News: Holder . Gord . October 22, 2015 . Ottawa Race Weekend marathon gets a golden glow . Ottawa Citizen . April 12, 2016.
10. https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/2020-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-canceled
11. https://arrs.run/HP_NCpMa.htm Ottawa Marathon
12. https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/2020-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-canceled