Cheruiyot takes fourth Ottawa Marathon title
May 24, 2009
May 24, 2009, OTTAWA – With a time of 2:13.23, David Cheruiyot of Kenya won the Ottawa Marathon in his fourth come-frombehind victory. Continuing his trend of sprinting past successively younger...
Ottawa Race Weekend breaks attendance and participation records
May 24, 2009
Organizers estimate weekend injected $20 million into local economy — May 24, 2009, Ottawa – New records for attendance, course, world times and fundraising marked the 35th anniversary of Ottawa...
2009 Boston Marathon winner to compete in Ottawa Race Weekend 10k event
May 23, 2009
Ethiopian confident he can snag world record and $100,000 prize — May 23, 2009, OTTAWA - Fresh off his winning time of 2:08:42 at the 2009 Boston Marathon in April, Ethopian Deriba Merga is taking a shot...
Two world records broken at MDS Nordion 10K
May 23, 2009
Merga breaks 8K world record; Rick Ball breaks single leg amputee record — May 23, 2009, OTTAWA – Two world records were broken at the MDS Nordion 10K race Saturday night on a perfect spring evening. — Deriba...
Repeat winners returning for 2009 Ottawa Marathon
May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009, Ottawa – David Cheriuyot and Lioudmila Kortchaguina, the most consistent athletes of the Ottawa Marathon over the last half decade, are returning to the Ottawa Race Weekend. David Cheriuyot...
2009 Boston Marathon winner aims for 10K World Record in Ottawa
May 11, 2009
$100,000 incentive to break the 10K world record is attracting some of the world’s fastest runners this year — May 11, 2009, Ottawa – Deriba Merga, this year’s Boston Marathon winner,...
Allan Brett wins sixth annual Ottawa Race WeekendNational Scholarship Award
April 22, 2009
April 22, 2009, Ottawa – Organizers of Ottawa Race Weekend today announced that Allan Brett, a second year student in Biological Engineering from Guelph University, is the recipient of its sixth...
Ottawa Race Weekend offers runners largest prize in Canadian history to break 10K world record
March 25, 2009
Ottawa, March 25, 2009 – Runners interested in smashing the world record for the 10 kilometre distance could be $100,000 richer if they do it in Ottawa in May. Run Ottawa today announced it will...
