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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Ethiopians dominate Ottawa Marathon 2015
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Coolsaet, Marchant win Vancouver Half-marathon
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Vancouver, BC – June 28, 2015 – 6,500 runners brought their best, taking to the scenic course from UBC to Stanley Park for the 17th annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k, raising $ 850,000 and counting for 83 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. Race day saw convincing victories on a hot Vancouver morning. Reid […]
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Legend Ed Whitlock passes away
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The Canadian athletics community is in mourning as Ed Whitlock – a road racing legend who rewrote the 70 and older record books and forever changed the way we look at human endurance – died Monday at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Whitlock turned 86 on March 6 and is survived by his wife […]
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Ken Thom dies as result of accident
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The athletics community is in mourning following the sudden and tragic death of Paralympic coach Ken Thom. Coach Thom died Sunday, Sept. 24, in Cape Town, South Africa, as a result of a scuba diving accident. “Ken founded a program where there was none. He built an environment where athletes of all abilities had the […]
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Sara Hall to run Ottawa Marathon 2018
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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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Gelete Burka sets Ottawa Marathon records
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May 27, 2018 – OTTAWA – The star of today’s Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon was 32-year-old Ethiopian Gelete Burka, whose finish time of 2:22:17 handily shattered both Canadian (2:22:43) and Ottawa (2:24:31) women’s records. Gelete Burka sets Ottawa Marathon records Fellow Ethiopian Yemane Tsegay, 33, placed first in the men’s field with a time of 2:08:52. […]
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Athletics Canada selects team for Doha 2019
November 29, 2019 By Leave a Comment
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced their team of 49 athletes who have been selected to represent Canada at the 2019 IAAF World Championships taking place in Doha, Qatar, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6. All events will be held at Doha’s Khalifa Stadium with the exception of the marathon and race walk that will take […]
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Rachel Cliff going the Marathon distance
November 28, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Canada – Since moving from running track, Rachel Cliff, has quickly emerged as a marathon runner of note, and the success that has followed could be considered somewhat staggering, considering she is now the Canadian National Record holder over the distance. Rachel Cliff going the Marathon distance Having lined up at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon […]
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Innu man completes historic 4,000 km walk
November 22, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Innu of north-eastern Canada are celebrating the completion of an historic 4,000 km walk through Nitassinan, their ancestral territory. The initiative of a young Innu man, Michel Andrew (known as ‘Giant’), the walk aimed to raise awareness of the Innu’s escalating diabetes crisis and reconnect young Innu with nutshimit (‘the country’): the taiga, tundra […]
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ITU approves competition rules changes
November 22, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The International Triathlon Union Executive Board, met in Edmonton, has approved some significant changes in the competition rules for the 2018 season. The changes, which include withdrawals, penalties, quotas, qualifications and paratriathlon rules updates, will be applied from January 10, 2018. ITU approves changes on the competition rules for 2018 “Our Technical Committee along with […]
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