National Capital Marathon
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National Capital Marathon, or Ottawa Race Weekend, is one of Canada's
largest marathon
s. It is held in the city of Ottawa
, Ontario
. The 42.195 kilometres event features many races, including: the MDS Nordion 5K Run/Walk, the MDS Nordion 10K Run/Walk, the ING Ottawa Marathon Walk, the ING Marathon Inline Skate, the ING Half-Marathon Inline Skate, the ING Ottawa Marathon, the ING Ottawa Half Marathon Run/Walk, and the ING Family 2K Run/Walk.
Starting from 1975, the event has grown over the years. It now attracts thousands of participants and over 38,000 runners took part in the racing weekend in 2010.
The ING Ottawa Marathon is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon
and is also used for the Canadian Masters Marathon Championship and the Canadian Forces Running Championships.
, then goes north on Elgin Street
and then west on Wellington Street
and then crosses the Ottawa River
via the Chaudiere Bridge, it then travels through downtown Hull, Quebec
north several kilometers before turning south to downtown Hull again, crossing the Alexandra Bridge
into Ottawa, then it goes north east along Sussex Drive
into Rockcliffe Park and New Edinburgh
before turning back along Sussex, then south along Colonel By Drive
until Hog's Back Falls
where it turns left to Riverside Drive, left again over the historic Heron Road Bridge
, north along Prince of Wales Drive, and beside the Central Experimental Farm
to Dow's Lake
, and continuing north on Queen Elizabeth Driveway
along the historic Rideau Canal
to Ottawa City Hall
.
of Kenya placed first but was disqualified (even with his record time) along with the other thirteen runners. Some runners were financially compensated.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
largest marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
s. It is held in the city of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The 42.195 kilometres event features many races, including: the MDS Nordion 5K Run/Walk, the MDS Nordion 10K Run/Walk, the ING Ottawa Marathon Walk, the ING Marathon Inline Skate, the ING Half-Marathon Inline Skate, the ING Ottawa Marathon, the ING Ottawa Half Marathon Run/Walk, and the ING Family 2K Run/Walk.
Starting from 1975, the event has grown over the years. It now attracts thousands of participants and over 38,000 runners took part in the racing weekend in 2010.
The ING Ottawa Marathon is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
and is also used for the Canadian Masters Marathon Championship and the Canadian Forces Running Championships.
Route
The Marathon route begins at Ottawa City HallOttawa City Hall
The current Ottawa City Hall is the city hall of Ottawa, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th century heritage wing located on Elgin Street...
, then goes north on Elgin Street
Elgin Street (Ottawa)
Elgin Street is a street in the Golden Triangle of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Originally named Biddy's Lane, it was later named after Lord Elgin....
and then west on Wellington Street
Wellington Street (Ottawa)
Wellington Street is an important street in Ottawa, Canada most notable for being one of the first two streets laid out in Bytown in 1826 Wellington Street (French: Rue Wellington) is an important street in Ottawa, Canada most notable for being one of the first two streets laid out in Bytown in...
and then crosses the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
via the Chaudiere Bridge, it then travels through downtown Hull, Quebec
Hull, Quebec
Hull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...
north several kilometers before turning south to downtown Hull again, crossing the Alexandra Bridge
Alexandra Bridge
The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. It is known locally as both the "Alexandra Bridge" and the "Interprovincial Bridge".-History:...
into Ottawa, then it goes north east along Sussex Drive
Sussex Drive
Sussex Drive is a major street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and one of the city's major ceremonial and institutional routes....
into Rockcliffe Park and New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a small neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. It is located to the east of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, to the east the border is less regular but is marked in part by Springfield...
before turning back along Sussex, then south along Colonel By Drive
Colonel By Drive
Colonel By Drive is an long scenic parkway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs along the Rideau Canal from the end of Sussex Drive at Rideau Street. It then continues south and west to Hog's Back Road, winding through several residential areas and going past Dow's Lake and Carleton University...
until Hog's Back Falls
Hog's Back Falls
The Hog's Back Falls, officially known as the Prince of Wales Falls, but rarely referred to by this name, are a series of artificially-created waterfalls on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Canada...
where it turns left to Riverside Drive, left again over the historic Heron Road Bridge
Heron Road Bridge
The Heron Road Bridge is a bridge in Ottawa Canada. It connects Baseline Road and Heron Road passing over both the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal just south of Carleton University. The bridge was built in 1966, and its construction saw one of the worst accidents in Ottawa history...
, north along Prince of Wales Drive, and beside the Central Experimental Farm
Central Experimental Farm
The Central Experimental Farm is an agricultural facility, working farm, and research centre of the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. As the name indicates, this farm is centrally located in and completely surrounded by the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
to Dow's Lake
Dow's Lake
Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Canada is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa. It is at the south end of Preston Street, just south of Carling Avenue, and just to the west of Bronson Avenue...
, and continuing north on Queen Elizabeth Driveway
Queen Elizabeth Driveway
Queen Elizabeth Driveway is a scenic parkway in Ottawa, Canada that runs along the western edge of the Rideau Canal. It runs from Laurier Avenue in the north to Dow's Lake where it turns into Prince of Wales Drive...
along the historic Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal , also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its...
to Ottawa City Hall
Ottawa City Hall
The current Ottawa City Hall is the city hall of Ottawa, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th century heritage wing located on Elgin Street...
.
2006 Confusion
Fourteen runners cut 400 m off the course after volunteers arrived at their post after a local resident had moved the barricades. As a result of being supplied by old maps by the organization, the barricades were not moved back by the volunteers which incorrectly directed runners straight North Sussex Drive, instead of West. Amos Tirop MatuiAmos Tirop Matui
Amos Tirop Matui is a Kenyan professional long-distance and marathon runner. He has won marathons on four continents with career highlights including consecutive wins and course records at the Singapore Marathon, a win at the Country Music Marathon in 2009, and a bronze medal for Kenya over the...
of Kenya placed first but was disqualified (even with his record time) along with the other thirteen runners. Some runners were financially compensated.
Past winners
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Laban Moiben |
2:10:17.9 |  Kebebush Haile Lema |
2:32:14.0 |
| 2010 |  Arata Fujiwara |
2:09:33.4 | Merima Mohammed Merima Mohammed Merima Mohammed Hasen is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events, including the marathon. Her personal best of 2:23:06 hours for the distance makes her the second fastest teenager ever over the 42.195 km distance. She has won marathons in Düsseldorf, Nice and... |
2:28:19 |
| 2009 | David Cheruiyot |
2:13:22.6 |  Asmae LeghzaouiAsmae Leghzaoui Asmae Leghzaoui is a Moroccan athletics middle distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal best by a minute and breaking the World record for the 10K road race... |
2:27:40.9 |
| 2008 | David Cheruiyot |
2:10:59.8 | Asmae Leghzaoui Asmae Leghzaoui Asmae Leghzaoui is a Moroccan athletics middle distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal best by a minute and breaking the World record for the 10K road race... |
2:28:43.9 |
| 2007 | David Cheruiyot |
2:10:35.4 |  Lioudmila Kortchaguina |
2:31:56.6 |
| 2006 | Abderrahime Bouramdane Abderrahime Bouramdane Abderrahime Bouramdane is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in marathons. He represented Morocco at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... |
2:12:18.2 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina |
2:29:42.1 |
| 2005 | David Cheruiyot |
2:14:20.3 |  Lidiya Vasilevskaya |
2:31:52.7 |
| 2004 | Elly Rono Elly Rono Elly Rono is a former Kenyan long-distance runner. Rono attended the University of Southern Indiana where he was an NCAA Division II champion in cross country, the indoor 5,000 metres, and the outdoor 10,000 metres. He is a two-time winner of the California International... |
2:11:47.4 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina |
2:30:53.0 |
| 2003 | Joseph Nderitu |
2:15:29.2 | Sandy Jacobson |
2:33:51.9 |
| 2002 | Joseph Nderitu |
2:14:04.0 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina |
2:33:13.3 |
| 2001 | Joseph Nderitu |
2:15:50.5 | Danuta Bartoszek Danuta Bartoszek Danuta Bartoszek is a former long-distance runner.From Poland, Bartoszek represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. At Atlanta, the resident of Mississauga, Ontario finished the women's marathon in 32nd place .-Achievements:-References:*... |
2:37:58.9 |
| 2000 | Bruce Deacon Bruce Deacon Bruce William Deacon is a former Canadian long-distance runner. Deacon competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Deacon was the first two-time winner and is currently the only three-time winner of the California International Marathon... |
2:17:12.5 | Veronique Vandersmissen |
2:36:45.1 |
| 1999 | Bruce Raymer |
2:22:24.7 | Veronique Vandersmissen |
2:39:56.4 |
| 1998 |  Malcolm Campbell |
2:31:16 | Leslie Carson |
2:49:06 |
| 1997 | Nick Tsioros |
2:25:16 | Laura Ruptash |
3:01:46 |
| 1996 | Jean Lagarde |
2:26:02 | Kimberley Webb |
2:52:03 |
| 1995 | Jean Lagarde |
2:26:53 | Noeleen Wadden |
2:58:51 |
| 1994 | Jean Lagarde |
2:19:00 | France Levasseur |
2:50:52 |
| 1993 | Jean Lagarde |
2:23:14 | Noeleen Wadden |
2:52:31 |
| 1992 | Michael Petrocci |
2:20:03 |  Betsy Kneale |
2:47:55 |
| 1991 | Michael Petrocci |
2:23:44 | Laura Konantz |
2:51:00 |
| 1990 | Gord Christie |
2:18:38 | France Levasseur |
2:49:33 |
| 1989 | Gord Christie |
2:14:33 | Lise Bouchard |
2:44:58 |
| 1988 | Gord Christie |
2:18:40 |  Margarita Galicia |
2:52:08 |
| 1987 | Peter Maher Peter Maher Peter Kevin Maher is a former Canadian marathon runner who competed mainly in the 1990s. He was a resident of Thornhill, a suburb of Toronto. He was credited for a brief period with the world record time for 25km. Maher represented Canada in the Olympic men's marathons in Seoul, 1988 and... |
2:12:58 | Dorothy Goertzen |
2:40:59 |
| 1986 | Bruce Wainman |
2:18:24 | Joan Groothuysen |
2:54:25 |
| 1985 | Ric Sayre |
2:16:18 | Marian Teitsch |
2:47:56 |
| 1984 | Dave Edge |
2:13:19 | Sylvia Ruegger Sylvia Ruegger Sylvia Ruegger is a retired long-distance runner from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she finished in eighth place in the women's marathon. She won the 1985 edition of the Houston Marathon, clocking 2:28:36.-Achievements:-... |
2:30:37 |
| 1983 | Mike Dyon |
2:21:37 | Celia McInnis |
2:54:13 |
| 1982 | Greg Leroy |
2:21:04 | Margo Elson |
2:50:50 |
| 1981 | Mike Dyon |
2:16:07 | Kathryn Tanner |
2:48:54 |
| 1980 | Patrick Montuoro |
2:22:54 | Christine Lavallee |
2:42:50 |
| 1979 | Jerome Drayton Jerome Drayton Jerome Drayton is a former long-distance runner who competed internationally for Canada. He was born as Peter Buniak in Germany. A prominent runner in the 1970s, he won the Fukuoka Marathon on three occasions, in 1969, 1975, and 1976... |
2:18:05 | Jacqueline Gareau Jacqueline Gareau Jacqueline Gareau is a Canadian runner who won the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1980. Gareau led the women's field for most of the race, only to find another runner, Rosie Ruiz, wearing the traditional victor's laurels when she crossed the finish line... |
2:47:58 |
| 1978 | Brian Maxwell Brian Maxwell Brian Leigh Maxwell was a Canadian athlete, track coach, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded PowerBar, a maker of energy and nutritional products for athletes.... |
2:16:03 | Christine Lavallee |
2:47:37 |
| 1977 | Mike Dyon |
2:18:05 | Joann McKinty-Heale |
3:02:22 |
| 1976 | Wayne Yetman |
2:16:32 | Eleanor Thomas |
3:09:27 |
| 1975 | Mehdi Jaouhar |
2:26:39 | Eleanor Thomas |
3:27:28 |