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Simon Bairu retires
Simon Bairu of Regina, Sask., has officially announced his retirement. Bairu, a cross country standout with the Wisconsin Badgers of the NCAA, and later with Canada's national team program, won seven national cross country titles and two national titles on the track...
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Inaugural Canadian 5k Championships success
Toronto - The Bang and Olufsen Yorkville Run hosted today the inaugural Canadian 5k Championships in Toronto's Yorkville district. Pierre-Olivier Laflamme of Quebec, Que., and Jessica O'Connell of Calgary, Alta., won the first ever 5k road race national titles. With...
Ottawa Race Weekend economic impact
The 2014 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend supported $32.3 million in economic activity for the Province of Ontario, of which $21.8 was in Ottawa, according to a newly released economic impact assessment produced by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance. Overall the event...
GLOBAL TRACK
Olympians to Penn Relays
OTTAWA - Athletics Canada is pleased to officially announce today the team that will represent Canada in the USA versus the World portion of the 2013 Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this month. Penn Relay Carnival takes place at Franklin Field...
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Moiben wins Ottawa Marathon 2011
May 29, 2011, OTTAWA – Under overcast skies this morning, a Kenyan man and Ethiopian woman took top spots trying out Ottawa Race Weekend’s new marathon route along crowd-filled Ottawa-Gatineau streets. No records were broken this year as Laban Moiben of Trento, Kenya...
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Marathon Standards for Teams
The marathon standards are set for the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Ont.) and the 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China). The 2015 Pan American Games standard is 2 hours and 18 minutes for the men and 2 hours and 40 minutes for the women. The 2015 World...
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Scotiabank 2013 rocked records
VANCOUVER, BC (06/23/2013) – A record 7000 participants ran today in the 15th annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half- Marathon & 5K which raised a record $725,000 as of press time for 71 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. Under sunny skies elite...