The 2014 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend supported $ 32.3 million in economic activity for the Province of Ontario, of which $ 21.8 was in Ottawa, according to a newly released economic impact assessment produced by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance. Overall the event made a $ 14.8 million contribution to the province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The email […]
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Ottawa Race Weekend economic impact
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Inaugural Canadian 5k Championships success
December 14, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Toronto – The Bang and Olufsen Yorkville Run hosted today the inaugural Canadian 5k Championships in Toronto’s Yorkville district. Pierre-Olivier Laflamme of Quebec, Que., and Jessica O’Connell of Calgary, Alta., won the first ever 5k road race national titles. With their victories both Laflamme and O’Connell secured their spots on the Chiba Ekiden road relay […]
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Simon Bairu retires
December 13, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Simon Bairu of Regina, Sask., has officially announced his retirement. Bairu, a cross country standout with the Wisconsin Badgers of the NCAA, and later with Canada’s national team program, won seven national cross country titles and two national titles on the track (5000m in 2009, 10000m in 2010). In 2010 Bairu registered one of the […]
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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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2013 XTERRA Trail Run Worlds on Nov. 24
December 10, 2019 By Leave a Comment
For the fifth consecutive year, the event will be staged at the picturesque Kualoa Ranch on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. But for the first time, it will be run in November instead of December The 2013 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship will be held on November 24. For the fifth consecutive year, the event […]
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Team Canada for Chiba Ekiden 2014
December 9, 2019 By Leave a Comment
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada named eight athletes today who will travel to Chiba City in Japan for the 2014 Chiba Ekiden Road Race on November 24. The event is a mixed gender relay where men and women alternate legs to cover the marathon distance of 42.195-kilometres. The race comprises of a men’s 5km, women’s 5km, […]
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Best Canada placing at Chiba Ekiden
December 8, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Team Canada recorded their best ever finish today at the International Chiba Ekiden in Japan. The mixed gender relay team placed seventh overall and recorded the fastest time in Canadian history covering the 42.195 km course in 2:09:28. The overall competition was won by Japan in 2:05:53. Lucas Bruchet (White Rock, B.C.) led off the […]
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Team Canada for World Cross Country
December 7, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Twenty-three Canadians will travel to Guiyang, China for the 41st International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cross Country Championships taking place Sunday, March 28. The Canadian contingent will leave for China on March 24 to acclimatize to the conditions in Guiyang. The Championship gets underway with the junior women’s 6-kilometre race at 12:00pm local […]
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Cherono breaks Ottawa 10 km race record
December 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
May 23, 2015 – Ottawa – For the second consecutive year in the 10 km event at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, a Kenyan woman was the first to cross the finish line and go on to break the course record. Thirty-two year-old Gladys Cherono’s time of 30 minutes 56 seconds was 25 seconds faster […]
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