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Ken Thom dies as result of accident
The athletics community is in mourning following the sudden and tragic death of Paralympic coach Ken Thom. Coach Thom died Sunday, Sept. 24, in Cape Town, South Africa, as a result of a scuba diving accident. “Ken founded a program where there was none. He built an...
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Legend Ed Whitlock passes away
The Canadian athletics community is in mourning as Ed Whitlock – a road racing legend who rewrote the 70 and older record books and forever changed the way we look at human endurance – died Monday at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Whitlock turned 86 on...
Coolsaet, Marchant win Vancouver Half-marathon
Vancouver, BC - June 28, 2015 - 6,500 runners brought their best, taking to the scenic course from UBC to Stanley Park for the 17th annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k, raising $850,000 and counting for 83 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity...
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Team Canada for Commonwealth Games
OTTAWA - Athletics Canada, the national governing body for track and field, cross country, road running and road racing, nominated a contingent of 50 athletes today to Commonwealth Games Canada. The 2014 Commonwealth Games take place in Glasgow, Scotland July 23 to...
HALF MARATHON
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...
MARATHON
Records in Ottawa Marathon 2014
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 2:07:05...
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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...
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Dylan Wykes and Lanni Marchant win in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BC (06/22/2014) – Canada’s top marathoners, Dylan Wykes, from Vancouver, and Lanni Marchant took top honours by winning the men’s and women’s races with times of 1:03:51 and 1:13:41 respectively. Over 6,400 runners took to the scenic course in Stanley Park...