Ottawa Race Weekend

Ottawa Race Weekend
Date4th weekend of May
LocationOttawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run, 2K, 1.2K Kids Marathon
Primary sponsorTamarack
Established1975 (49 years ago) (1975)
Course recordsMarathon:
Men:
 Andualem Shiferaw (ETH) 2:06:04
Women:
 Gelete Burka (ETH) 2:22:17
10K:
Men:
 Deriba Merga (ETH) 27:24
Women:
 Gladys Cherono (KEN) 30:56
Official siteOttawa Race Weekend
Participants2,776 marathon finishers (2019)[1][2]
9,755 (2019)
3:15 marathon pace rabbit in 2011

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.[3] The marathon was first held in 1975, and is categorized as an Elite Label Road Race by World Athletics.[4][5] 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.[6]

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  5. ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races". World Athletics. World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Ottawa Race Weekend 2021 in-person event cancelled due to COVID-19 | CTV News". ottawa.ctvnews.ca. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.