The morning after racing the Ottawa 10km race in 2001, Eric Gillis responded to his early wake up call, got into his running gear then ran out along part of the marathon course to cheer on some of his friends at the 30k and 40k marks. Buoyed by the experience, the native of Antigonish, Nova […]
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Gillis enters Ottawa Marathon
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Gillis and Duchene win Half Marathon titles
January 22, 2020 By Leave a Comment
OTTAWA – Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Krista Duchene of Brampton, Ont., were crowned 2013 Canadian Half Marathon Champions today in Montreal, Quebec at the ScotiaBank 21k. “I came to race for the win today”, said Gillis. “Perfect weather and a flat course made it a big marathon workout. It felt good to compete […]
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2014 Commonwealth marathon standards
January 9, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Athletics Canada Head Coach Peter Eriksson announced today the standards for the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Eriksson made the announcement during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon press conference. The Canadian standards are 2:35:00 and 2:15:00 for the women and men respectively. As the Commonwealth Games team […]
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Records in Ottawa Marathon 2014
December 28, 2019 By Leave a Comment
May 25, 2014 (Ottawa) – Three records were broken today at the 40th running of the Scotiabank Marathon of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Yemane Tsegay, 29, of Ethiopia, broke two records with his finish time of 2:06:54 – the men’s Canadian soil record of 2:07:05 set last year in Toronto and the Ottawa marathon […]
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Dylan Wykes for Vancouver Half Marathon
December 26, 2019 By Leave a Comment
After racing to a 20th place finish at the 2012 London Olympics Dylan Wykes had reached a peak in his running career and wondered if he would ever find the motivation and determination to continue. Thankfully for Canadian running fans that mindset was only temporary. On April 27th Wykes took second in the Vancouver Sun […]
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Quebec City Marathon for August 2014
December 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Quebec City Marathon Events is to be run over the weekend of the 22nd August 2014. The event held in the city of Quebec, Canada, also provides for a half marathon for those not ready to tackle the full distance of 42km. The Marathon and Half Marathon, along with the Oasis 10km is to […]
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Marathon Standards for Teams
December 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The marathon standards are set for the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Ont.) and the 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China). The 2015 Pan American Games standard is 2 hours and 18 minutes for the men and 2 hours and 40 minutes for the women. The 2015 World Championships standard for the men is 2 hours […]
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Quebec City Marathon Events 2014 success
December 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Quebec City Marathon Events over the weekend of the 22nd August 2014, was a huge success. Run over a weekend of warm weather where more than 13000 runners participated in the various events, which saw the bulk of 11000 take part on Sunday, 23rd August. With the headline event being the Marathon on Sunday, […]
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Ethiopians dominate Ottawa Marathon 2015
December 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
May 24, 2015 – Ottawa – Ethiopian elite athletes once again this year took top prizes in the 41st running of the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon this morning. They led a field of nearly 6,000 participants. Girmay Birhanu, 28, finished with a time of 2:08:14 – a solid race but not enough to topple the Ottawa […]
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Sara Hall to run Ottawa Marathon 2018
December 1, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Ottawa, April 26, 2018 – On the heels of the U.S. women’s record performance at the Boston Marathon, organizers of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend are pleased to announce that the 2017 U.S. Marathon champion Sara Hall is planning to run the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon on Sunday, May 27, 2018. 2017 U.S. Marathon champion Sara […]
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