by caadmin | Mar 5, 2025 | Events, Featured, News, Ottawa
March 4, 2025 (Ottawa, Canada) – The organizing team of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is thrilled to announce that notable Canadian marathoner runner Rory Linkletter will be competing in the 2025 Tartan Ottawa International Marathon. One of Canada’s most accomplished...
by caadmin | May 28, 2018 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Marathon, News, Ottawa
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...
by caadmin | Apr 26, 2018 | Events, Featured, Marathon, Ottawa, Pre-event
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...
by caadmin | May 25, 2015 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Kenya, News, Ottawa
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...
by caadmin | May 26, 2014 | Featured, News, Ottawa
May 25, 2014 (Ottawa) – Three records were broken today at the 40th running of the Scotiabank Marathon of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Yemane Tsegay, 29, of Ethiopia, broke two records with his finish time of 2:06:54 – the men’s Canadian soil record of...
by caadmin | Apr 9, 2013 | Featured, News, Ottawa, Pre-event
The morning after racing the Ottawa 10km race in 2001, Eric Gillis responded to his early wake up call, got into his running gear then ran out along part of the marathon course to cheer on some of his friends at the 30k and 40k marks. Buoyed by the experience, the...