National Capital Marathon

National Capital Marathon, or Ottawa Race Weekend, is one of Canada's largest marathons. 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.^[1]

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.

Route

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.

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 Matui of Kenya placed first but was disqualified (even with his record time) along with the other thirteen runners. Some runners were financially compensated.^[2]

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	2:28:19
2009	David Cheruiyot	2:13:22.6	Asmae Leghzaoui	2:27:40.9
2008	David Cheruiyot	2:10:59.8	Asmae Leghzaoui	2:28:43.9
2007	David Cheruiyot	2:10:35.4	Lioudmila Kortchaguina	2:31:56.6
2006	Abderrahime Bouramdane	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	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	2:37:58.9
2000	Bruce Deacon	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	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	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	2:18:05	Jacqueline Gareau	2:47:58
1978	Brian Maxwell	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

References

1. ^ Men's course record falls in Ottawa. IAAF (2010-05-31). Retrieved on 2010-06-01.
2. ^ CBC: Runners compensated for marathon mishap

External links

• Race Weekend Homepage
• Race Events