Canada's Capital Ottawa to Host Spectacular Weekend of Road Racing

Published by IAAF on May 21, 2015

Canada’s capital plays host to another spectacular weekend of racing as the Ottawa 10k and Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon take place on Saturday (23) and Sunday (24) respectively.

This year the Ottawa 10k became an IAAF Gold Label Road Race – the only road race in the country to be so honoured – and will also serve as the Canadian National 10k championship. 

A year ago Kenya’s Mary Keitany returned to competition here after maternity leave and set a new course record of 31:21. The course is flat and fast, traversing the beautiful Rideau Canal, and a handful of athletes have set their sights on Keitany’s standard.

Gladys Cherono, the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon winner, heads up the women's field with a personal best 10,000m of 30:29.23.