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TORONTO – It is time, once again, for the kids to head back to school. But did you know that turtle hatchlings are also packing up and leaving their nests? September marks the beginning of a perilous journey they must take to find a wetland where they can spend the winter. The greatest obstacle for these miniature dinosaurs along the way is our roads. [Read more…]
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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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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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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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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Chiba Ekiden Road Race Relay Saturday Eight athletes are in Chiba City, Japan ready to compete in the 2013 Chiba Ekiden Road Race Relay this Saturday November 23 at 1:07pm local time (Friday 11:07 p.m. eastern standard time). The mixed gender race alternates legs to cover the marathon distance of 42.195-kilometres (men’s 5km, women’s 5km, […]
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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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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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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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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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