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According to Marathonguide.com, the ING Ottawa Marathon had the highest Canadian percentage of Boston qualifying finishers in 2007 with 22.8%. The site, a key reference for marathoning in North America, says that the courses on its 2007 list “will undoubtedly be among those ranked the fastest of all courses”.
For more information on marathonguide.com’s list visit: MarathonGuide.com.
Ottawa Race Weekend and ING Canada reach the finish line of a successful partnership
The 2008 edition of the ING Ottawa Marathon will mark the end of a five-year partnership between ING and the Ottawa Race Weekend (ORW), one of the most successful affiliations in the history of the 34-year-old event. Having grown significantly and reached the goals set five years ago, event organizers are looking forward to continuing this trend with a new title sponsor for 2009.
ING Ottawa Marathon is contributing to send a national team to the 2009 World Cup
Organizers of the ING Ottawa Marathon and the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon have teamed up with Athletics Canada to help send Canadian marathoners to the 2009 World Cup in Berlin. Canadian athletes (five males, five females) reaching the criteria will be part of the first team in eight years to represent Canada at a world championship. It is the first time such action has been undertaken by organizers of road races in Canada.
Elite Athlete Update
Strong Canadian men’s field expected for National Championships
The Canadian men’s competition could see a field that will rival results from 1984 when Ottawa was the site of the Olympic trials. Confirmed entrants include Matthew McInnis (2007 National Champion), Charles Bedley (2006 National Champion & fastest Cdn marathoner in '07), Jerry Ziak (#2 Cdn Marathoner in '07), Steve Osadiuk (top Canadian in '06), Andrew Smith (debut, #2 in half marathon in '08), Robert Krar (debut, #3 in half in '08), Bernard Onsare (new Canadian), Oukid Fethi (new Canadian), Steve McIntyre (2:20 marathoner), James Nielsen (2:21), James Gosselin (debut).
On the Canadian women’s side, we will welcome Lioudmila Kortchaguina ('05, '06, '07 National Champion), Nicole Stevenson (2:32), Tara Quinn-Smith (1:13 half), Lauren King (1:15 half), Suzanne Evans (2:45), Lucy Smith (2:38) and Isabelle Ledroit (2:38).
David Cheriuyot returns to defend title
The competition will be fierce this year as David Cheriuyot will return to defend his record-setting title (2:10:35) at the ING Ottawa Marathon. Other athletes confirmed so far include Peter Bor (2:09), Joel Rono (2:09), Simon Njoroge (2:09), Vincent Kiplagat (2:10), Evgeni Bozhko (2:13).
Kortchaguina also returns to defend title
Canadian champion, Lioudmilla Kortchaguina is also expected to return to defend her title at the 2008 ING Ottawa Marathon. It will be a rematch with 2005 winner Lidia Vasilevskaya who has also confirmed her attendance at this year’s event.
Website: RunOttawa.ca.
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