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Athletics Canada selects team for Doha 2019
OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced their team of 49 athletes who have been selected to represent Canada at the 2019 IAAF World Championships taking place in Doha, Qatar, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6. All events will be held at Doha’s Khalifa Stadium with the exception of...
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Sara Hall to run Ottawa Marathon 2018
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 Ottawa Marathon...
GLOBAL TRACK
Sultana Frizell wins CWG Gold
Glasgow, SCO - The Canadian track and field team won two medals within about 30-minutes of time on the second day of competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Both medals were won in throwing events, Sultana Frizell of Perth, Ont., won gold in the hammer and Tim...
HALF MARATHON
Dylan Wykes for Vancouver Half Marathon
After racing to a 20th place finish at the 2012 London Olympics Dylan Wykes had reached a peak in his running career and wondered if he would ever find the motivation and determination to continue. Thankfully for Canadian running fans that mindset was only temporary....
MARATHON
Ethiopians dominate Ottawa Marathon 2015
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 - a solid race...
EUROPE
Rachel Cliff going the Marathon distance
Canada - Since moving from running track, Rachel Cliff, has quickly emerged as a marathon runner of note, and the success that has followed could be considered somewhat staggering, considering she is now the Canadian National Record holder over the distance. Rachel...
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CWG
2014 Commonwealth marathon standards
Athletics Canada Head Coach Peter Eriksson announced today the standards for the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Eriksson made the announcement during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon press conference. The...
Best Canada placing at Chiba Ekiden
Team Canada recorded their best ever finish today at the International Chiba Ekiden in Japan. The mixed gender relay team placed seventh overall and recorded the fastest time in Canadian history covering the 42.195 km course in 2:09:28. The overall competition was won...
NACAC Cross team 2012
18 athletes named to 2012 NACAC Cross Country team Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that will travel to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad for the 2012 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships to be held Saturday March 17....
Ottawa 10K shifts focus to Canadian athletes
Ottawa, February 3, 2020 - Organizers of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend announced today they will be significantly increasing the overall prize purse for Canadian athletes in the Ottawa 10K event to $35,000 - the largest prize for any of Canada's championship events...