Ottawa Marathon

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Ottawa Marathon, one of Canada’s largest marathons, is held in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, as a part of the Ottawa Race Weekend. Starting from 1975, the event has grown over the years. It now attracts thousands of participants. 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.

Website: Ottawa Marathon | May 26, 2012

Events

Marathon
Half Marathon
10K Run
5K Run
2K Run
Y Kids Marathon

Registration

The entry fees is $100 for the marathon if registered earlier. To participate in Ottawa Marathon you can register in the official website. The marathon is capped at 5,500 runners.

Course / Route Map

The Marathon route begins at Ottawa City Hall, 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.