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. 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.

Races

The race weekend includes seven races: a 1.2 km kids marathon, 2K, 5K, 10K, half marathon, wheelchair marathon, and marathon.Race Weekend Event Schedule. Run Ottawa. Retrieved on 2012-06-04. 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./ On October 22, 2015, the Marathon also became an IAAF Gold Label road race./ In 2023, the race was reclassified by World Athletics as an Elite road race (one level below Gold).

History

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 Time50th2026 Elvis Cheboi 2:09:22 Abeba Aregawi 2:23:1249th2025 Albert Korir 2:08:22 Mercy Chelangat 2:23:3348th2024 Tesfaye Anbesa 2:12:41 Maeregu Hayelom 2:32:20 47th2023 Yihunilign Adane 2:08:22 Waganesh Mekasha 2:24:4746th2022 Andualem Shiferaw 2:06:04 Kinsey Middleton 2:30:09 2021 Event canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/2020-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-canceled 202045th2019 Albert Korir 2:08:03 Tigist Girma 2:26:3444th2018 Yemane Tsegay 2:08:52 Gelete Burka 2:22:1743rd2017 Eliud Kiptanui 2:10:14 Guteni Imana 2:30:1842nd2016 Dino Sefir 2:08:14 Koren Jelela 2:27:0641st2015 Girmay Birhanu 2:08:14 Aberu Mekuria 2:25:3040th2014 Yemane Tsegay 2:06:54 Tigist Tufa 2:24:3039th2013 Tariku Jufar 2:08:04.8 Yeshi Esayias 2:25:30.138th2012 Laban Moiben 2:09:12.9 Yeshi Esayias 2:28:4637th2011 Laban Moiben 2:10:17.9 Kebebush Haile 2:32:14.036th2010 Arata Fujiwara 2:09:33.4 Merima Mohammed 2:28:1935th2009 David Cheruiyot 2:13:22.6 Asmae Leghzaoui 2:27:40.934th2008 David Cheruiyot 2:10:59.8 Asmae Leghzaoui 2:28:43.933rd2007 David Cheruiyot 2:10:35.4 Lyudmila Korchagina 2:31:56.632nd2006 † Abderrahime Bouramdane 2:12:18.2 Lyudmila Korchagina 2:29:42.131st2005 David Cheruiyot 2:14:20.3 Lidiya Vasilevskaya 2:31:52.730th2004 Elly Rono 2:11:47.4 Lyudmila Korchagina 2:30:53.029th 2003 Joseph Nderitu 2:15:29.2 Sandy Jacobson 2:33:51.928th2002 Joseph Nderitu 2:14:04.0 Lyudmila Korchagina 2:33:13.327th2001 Joseph Nderitu 2:15:50.5 Danuta Bartoszek 2:37:58.926th2000 Bruce Deacon 2:17:12.5 Veronique Vandersmissen 2:36:45.1 25th 1999 Bruce Raymer2:22:24.7 Veronique Vandersmissen 2:39:56.424th 1998 Malcolm Campbell 2:31:16 Leslie Carson 2:49:0623rd 1997 Nick Tsioros 2:25:16 Laura Ruptash 3:01:4622nd 1996 Jean Lagarde 2:26:02 Kimberley Webb 2:52:0321st 1995 Jean Lagarde 2:26:53 Noeleen Wadden 2:58:5120th 1994 Jean Lagarde 2:19:00 France Levasseur 2:50:5219th 1993 Jean Lagarde 2:23:14 Noeleen Wadden 2:52:3118th1992 Michael Petrocci 2:20:03 Betsy Kneale 2:47:5517th1991 Michael Petrocci 2:23:44 Laura Konantz 2:51:0016th 1990 Gord Christie 2:18:38 France Levasseur 2:49:3315th 1989 Gord Christie 2:14:33 Lise Bouchard 2:44:5814th1988 Gord Christie 2:18:40 Margarita Galicia 2:52:0813th 1987 Peter Maher 2:12:58 Dorothy Goertzen 2:40:5912th 1986 Bruce Wainman 2:18:24 Joan Groothuysen 2:54:2511th 1985 Ric Sayre 2:16:18 Marian Teitsch 2:47:5610th1984 Dave Edge 2:13:19 Silvia Ruegger 2:30:379th 1983 Mike Dyon 2:21:37 Celia McInnis 2:54:138th 1982 Greg Leroy 2:21:04 Margo Elson 2:50:507th 1981 Mike Dyon 2:16:07 Kathryn Tanner 2:48:546th 1980 Patrick Montuoro 2:22:54 Christine Lavallee 2:42:505th 1979 Jerome Drayton 2:18:05 Jacqueline Gareau 2:47:584th1978 Brian Maxwell 2:16:03 Christine Lavallee 2:47:373rd 1977 Mike Dyon 2:18:05 Joann McKinty-Heale 3:02:222nd1976 Wayne Yetman 2:16:32 Eleanor Thomas3:09:27 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.Ottawa Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-03.

10K race Ed. Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time39th 2026 28:19 32:32 38th2025 (NR)28:0632:4337th202428:0932:5036th202328:21.132:5135th202228:3932:41 2021 Event canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/2020-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-canceled 202034th201928:1231:0933rd201827:4831:3632nd201728:42.131:34.131st201628:36.531:2930th201527:5530:5629th201428:0031:2228th201327:36.631:45.727th201227:41.433:12.826th201128:30.331:43.225th201028:08.932:11.524th200927:23.931:50.423rd200828:37.032:42.122nd200728:29.133:01.221st200628:29.532:05.020th200528:55.731:24.419th200428:59.832:30.318th200328:23.632:16.417th200228:29.832:57.716th200128:28.332:31.715th200029:32.133:36.214th199929:5434:16.413th199829:0634:2812th199729:4133:2611th199629:5534:5410th199529:2535:299th199429:5234:328th199330:0334:167th199228:5633:206th199129:2135:035th199029:2234:284th198929:0832:113rd198828:1234:242nd198730:18??1st198629:3035:37

See also List of marathon races in North America

Notes

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