{{short description|Weekend of road running events}} {{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = darkred | image = Tamarack_Ottawa_Race_Weekend.png | imagesize = | caption = | date = 4th weekend of May | location = Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec | type = Road | distance = Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run, 2K, 1.2K Kids Marathon | sponsor = Tamarack | est = {{start date and age|1975|p=y}} | record = '''Marathon:'''<br /> Men:<br />{{flagathlete|Andualem Shiferaw|ETH}} 2:06:04<br />Women:<br />{{flagathlete|Gelete Burka|ETH}} 2:22:17<br /> '''10K:'''<br /> Men:<br /> {{flagathlete|Deriba Merga|ETH}} 27:24<br />Women:<br />{{flagathlete|Gladys Cherono|KEN}} 30:56 | participants = 2,776 marathon finishers (2019)<ref>https://archive.today/20201030040701/https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=100807&status=results&bib=230#selection-1273.0-1273.4<!-- results site cannot easily be archived, but the page for the last place finisher can --></ref><ref>https://archive.today/20201030035731/http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=24190526#selection-689.12-689.16<!-- another version of the results reports an additional finisher, presumably because a runner was eventually disqualified, which would explain why the last place finisher was also given an overall rank of 2777 --></ref><br /><!-- 2776+6979= --> 9,755 (2019)<!-- this only includes the marathon and 10k finishers --> | homepage = {{URL|https://www.runottawa.ca/|Ottawa Race Weekend}} }} [[File:Ottawa Marathon May 2011.jpg|thumb|3:15 marathon pace rabbit in 2011<!-- note the name on the rabbit's bib -->]]

The '''Ottawa Race Weekend''' (also known as '''Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend''' for sponsorship reasons) is an annual weekend of road running events held the last weekend of May in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The two-day running event includes seven races, including the '''Ottawa Marathon<!-- term currently redirects to this article -->''', all of which start and end at Ottawa City Hall.{{r|event.schedule}} The marathon was first held in 1975, and is categorized as an Elite Label Road Race by World Athletics.{{r|ARRS}}<ref>{{cite web |title=World Athletics Label Road Races |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results |website=World Athletics |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> Over 40,000 participants take part in the races each year.

The Ottawa Race Weekend also includes Canada's largest health and fitness expo, which opens on the Thursday before the weekend. In addition, each year, participants in the Ottawa Race Weekend raise close to $1 million for approximately 25 local and national charities affiliated with the event.

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancel<!-- usually spelled with "ll" in canadian english -->led due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.<ref name="2021.cancellation">{{cite web |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ottawa-race-weekend-2021-in-person-event-cancelled-due-to-covid-19/ |title=Ottawa Race Weekend 2021 in-person event cancelled due to COVID-19 &#124; CTV News |website=ottawa.ctvnews.ca |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030031246/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-race-weekend-2021-in-person-event-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-1.5166441 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Races ==

The race weekend includes seven races: a 1.2&nbsp;km kids marathon, 2K, 5K, 10K, half marathon, wheelchair marathon, and marathon.<ref name="event.schedule">[http://www.runottawa.ca/weekend/event-schedule Race Weekend Event Schedule]. Run Ottawa. Retrieved on 2012-06-04.</ref> All of the races start and finish at Ottawa City Hall.{{r|event.schedule}}

The signature event of the weekend is the Ottawa Marathon, which was first held in 1975. Today it is the largest marathon event in Canada and is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. The event is also home to the Canadian Marathon Championships and the Canadian Forces Marathon Championships.

The Ottawa Race Weekend was at one point the only road racing event in the world to host two IAAF Silver Label events: the 10K and the Ottawa Marathon. In 2014 the 10k became the first IAAF Gold Label road race in Canada.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Ottawa 10K gets the gold! |url=http://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/ottawa-10k-gets-gold/ |location=Ottawa, Ontario |publisher=Run Ottawa |date=November 4, 2014 }}/</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Robb |first=Peter |date=May 20, 2015 |title=Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 10K gets a golden label |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/local-sports/tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-10k-gets-a-golden-label |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> On October 22, 2015, the Marathon also became an IAAF Gold Label road race.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon awarded prestigious IAAF Gold standard |url=http://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/scotiabank-ottawa-marathon-awarded-prestigious-iaaf-gold-standard/ |location=Ottawa, Ontario |publisher=Run Ottawa |date=October 22, 2015 |access-date=April 12, 2016}}/</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Holder |first=Gord |date=October 22, 2015 |title=Ottawa Race Weekend marathon gets a golden glow |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/local-sports/ottawa-race-weekend-marathon-gets-a-golden-glow |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> In 2023, the race was reclassified by World Athletics as an Elite road race (one level below Gold).

== History == [[File:Ottawa Marathon 2012 18km.jpg|thumb|right|2011 and 2012 winner, Laban Moiben, leading the race through the 18 km mark during the 2012 event]]

{{Plainlist| * '''1975''': 146 runners, 143 men and 3 women, participate in the inaugural Ottawa Marathon. * '''1986''': 10K distance is added. * '''1995''': Inline skating is permitted on the marathon course. * '''1996''': Jim Robinson joins as the Race Director. * '''1998''': 5K distance and half-marathon are added. Ottawa becomes the first running event in Canada to be chip-timed. * '''1999''': 2K distance is added. * '''2005''': Inline skating is no longer permitted. * '''2006''': Fourteen runners accidentally cut {{cvt|400|m|ft}} off the course because a motorist moved a barricade after a group of high school student volunteers had left their post to talk to some friends.{{r|2006.error}} Amos Tirop Matui of Kenya crossed the finish line first, but the fourteen affected runners were marked as "non-ratified results<!-- as per mos:lq as source did not include '.' -->".{{r|2006.error}} Some runners were given places, including Matui, who was placed third, and some runners were financially compensated.{{r|ARRS}}<ref name="2006.error">[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/runners-compensated-for-marathon-mishap-1.578016 CBC: Runners compensated for marathon mishap]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=17339 |title=Sportstats &#124; Results |website=www.sportstats.ca |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031043631/https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=17339 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * '''2010''': Rick Ball breaks world record for a single-leg amputee in a marathon. * '''2012''': Jim Robinson retires and two-time Olympian, and previous Ottawa 10K course record holder John Halvorsen is named Race Director. The event took on the name "Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend" when Ottawa-based Tamarack Homes joined as title sponsor. * '''2013''': Close to 44,000 people participate in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, making it the largest multi-race road racing event in Canada. * '''2014''': Ottawa Marathon celebrates 40 years; 48,000 people expected to participate in the weekend’s seven events. * '''2016''': A heat wave caused temperatures during Ottawa Race Weekend to exceed 30 degrees at times. The start times of some events were modified.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/runners-battle-heat-during-ottawa-race-weekend/|title=Runners battle heat during Ottawa Race Weekend|date=29 May 2016}}</ref> * '''2019''': A closure of Elgin Street for construction<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/start-line-changes-at-the-2019-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend|title = Start Line changes at the 2019 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend}}</ref> and a closure of the Chaudière Crossing due to flooding forced Ottawa Race Weekend to modify its route.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/chaudiere-crossing-closure-force-route-changes-for-scotiabank-ottawa-marathon-and-half-marathon|title=Chaudière Crossing closure forces route changes for Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon and Half-Marathon}}</ref> * '''2019''': Ian Fraser is appointed race director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/ian-fraser-new-executive-director-run-ottawa-2019|title=Ian Fraser appointed Executive Director of Run Ottawa}}</ref> * '''2020''' and '''2021''': The Ottawa Race Weekend was cancel<!-- usually spelled with "ll" in canadian english -->led due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, which had postponed or cancel<!-- usually spelled with "ll" in canadian english -->led nearly all large races, closed most places of commerce and worship, and shut down most gatherings of 10 or more people. Organizers declined to refund participants. Although many people who had paid for the races questioned the choice, organizers said they had already spent a large percentage of revenues prior to Race Weekend.<ref name="2020.irun">{{Cite web|url=http://irun.ca/index.php/ottawa-marathon-race-director-responds-to-criticism-over-not-refunding-cancellation-fees/|title = IRun.ca - Ottawa Marathon race director responds to criticism over not refunding cancellation fees (Home to Canada's running community and iRun magazine)|date = 31 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/covid-19-leads-to-cancellation-of-ottawa-race-weekend/|title = Ottawa Race Weekend cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns}}</ref> }}

== Management == The event is organized by Run Ottawa, a not-for-profit organization. More than 2,000 volunteers, including a volunteer race committee, support a team of nine full-time staff in organizing the event.

== Winners == '''Key:''' : {{legend2|#A9F5A9||border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} Course record (in bold) : {{legend2|#F7BE81||border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} Canadian championship race

===Marathon=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! class="unsortable" | Ed. ! Year ! Men's winner ! Time{{efn|h:m:s|name="hms"}} ! Women's winner ! Time{{efn|name="hms"}} |- |50th||2026||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Elvis Cheboi || 2:09:22 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Abeba Aregawi || 2:23:12 |- |49th||2025||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Albert Korir || 2:08:22 || align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Mercy Chelangat || 2:23:33 |- |48th||2024||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Tesfaye Anbesa || 2:12:41 || align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Maeregu Hayelom || 2:32:20 |- |47th |2023||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Yihunilign Adane || 2:08:22 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Waganesh Mekasha || 2:24:47 |- |46th |2022||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Andualem Shiferaw ||bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:06:04''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Kinsey Middleton ||2:30:09 |- | | 2021 || colspan="6" rowspan="2" align="center" | ''Event canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic'' <ref name="2020.cancellation">https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/2020-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-canceled {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> {{r|2020.cancellation}}{{r|2021.cancellation}} |- | | 2020 |- |45th |2019||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Albert Korir ||2:08:03||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Tigist Girma ||2:26:34 |- |44th |2018||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Yemane Tsegay ||2:08:52||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Gelete Burka ||bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:22:17''' |- |43rd |2017||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Eliud Kiptanui ||2:10:14||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Guteni Imana ||2:30:18 |- |42nd |2016||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Dino Sefir ||2:08:14||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Koren Jelela ||2:27:06 |- |41st |2015||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Girmay Birhanu ||2:08:14||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Aberu Mekuria ||2:25:30 |- |40th |2014||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Yemane Tsegay ||2:06:54 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Tigist Tufa ||2:24:30 |- |39th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2013 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Tariku Jufar ||2:08:04.8 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Yeshi Esayias ||2:25:30.1 |- |38th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2012 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Laban Moiben || 2:09:12.9 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Yeshi Esayias || 2:28:46 |- |37th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2011 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Laban Moiben || 2:10:17.9 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Kebebush Haile || 2:32:14.0 |- |36th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2010 ||align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Arata Fujiwara || 2:09:33.4 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ETH}} Merima Mohammed || 2:28:19 |- |35th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2009 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} David Cheruiyot || 2:13:22.6 ||align=left| {{flagicon|MAR}} Asmae Leghzaoui || 2:27:40.9 |- |34th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2008 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} David Cheruiyot || 2:10:59.8 ||align=left| {{flagicon|MAR}} Asmae Leghzaoui || 2:28:43.9 |- |33rd |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2007 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} David Cheruiyot || 2:10:35.4 ||align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Lyudmila Korchagina || 2:31:56.6 |- |32nd |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2006 <sup>†</sup> ||align=left| {{flagicon|MAR}} Abderrahime Bouramdane || 2:12:18.2 ||align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Lyudmila Korchagina || 2:29:42.1 |- |31st |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2005 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} David Cheruiyot || 2:14:20.3 ||align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Lidiya Vasilevskaya || | 2:31:52.7 |- |30th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2004 |align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Elly Rono | 2:11:47.4 |align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Lyudmila Korchagina | 2:30:53.0 |- |29th | 2003 |align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Joseph Nderitu | 2:15:29.2 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Sandy Jacobson | 2:33:51.9 |- |28th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2002 |align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Joseph Nderitu | 2:14:04.0 |align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Lyudmila Korchagina | 2:33:13.3 |- |27th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2001 |align=left| {{flagicon|KEN}} Joseph Nderitu | 2:15:50.5 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Danuta Bartoszek | 2:37:58.9 |- |26th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2000 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Bruce Deacon | 2:17:12.5 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Veronique Vandersmissen | 2:36:45.1 |- |25th | 1999 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Bruce Raymer |2:22:24.7 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Veronique Vandersmissen | 2:39:56.4 |- |24th | 1998 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Malcolm Campbell | 2:31:16 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Leslie Carson | 2:49:06 |- |23rd | 1997 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Nick Tsioros | 2:25:16 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Laura Ruptash | 3:01:46 |- |22nd | 1996 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jean Lagarde | 2:26:02 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Kimberley Webb | 2:52:03 |- |21st | 1995 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jean Lagarde | 2:26:53 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Noeleen Wadden | 2:58:51 |- |20th | 1994 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jean Lagarde | 2:19:00 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} France Levasseur | 2:50:52 |- |19th | 1993 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jean Lagarde | 2:23:14 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Noeleen Wadden | 2:52:31 |- |18th |1992 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Petrocci | 2:20:03 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Kneale | 2:47:55 |- |17th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|1991 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Petrocci | 2:23:44 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Laura Konantz | 2:51:00 |- |16th | 1990 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Gord Christie | 2:18:38 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} France Levasseur | 2:49:33 |- |15th | 1989 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Gord Christie | 2:14:33 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Lise Bouchard | 2:44:58 |- |14th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|1988 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Gord Christie | 2:18:40 |align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Margarita Galicia | 2:52:08 |- |13th | 1987 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Maher | 2:12:58 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dorothy Goertzen | 2:40:59 |- |12th | 1986 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Bruce Wainman | 2:18:24 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Joan Groothuysen | 2:54:25 |- |11th | 1985 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ric Sayre | 2:16:18 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Marian Teitsch | 2:47:56 |- |10th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|1984 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Edge | 2:13:19 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Silvia Ruegger | 2:30:37 |- |9th | 1983 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Dyon | 2:21:37 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Celia McInnis | 2:54:13 |- |8th | 1982 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Leroy | 2:21:04 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Margo Elson | 2:50:50 |- |7th | 1981 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Dyon | 2:16:07 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Kathryn Tanner | 2:48:54 |- |6th | 1980 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Patrick Montuoro | 2:22:54 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Lavallee | 2:42:50 |- |5th | 1979 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jerome Drayton | 2:18:05 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jacqueline Gareau | 2:47:58 |- |4th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|1978 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Brian Maxwell | 2:16:03 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Lavallee |2:47:37 |- |3rd | 1977 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Dyon | 2:18:05 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Joann McKinty-Heale | 3:02:22 |- |2nd |bgcolor=#F7BE81|1976 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Wayne Yetman | 2:16:32 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Eleanor Thomas |3:09:27 |- |1st | 1975 |align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mehdi Jaouhar | 2:26:39 |align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Eleanor Thomas | 3:27:28 |} * <sup>†</sup> Bouramdane was declared the official winner. A number of faster runners, led by Amos Tirop Matui, were disqualified after a route error caused them to cut 400&nbsp;m off the true marathon distance.<ref name=ARRS>[https://arrs.run/HP_NCpMa.htm Ottawa Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-03.</ref>

===10K race=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! class="unsortable" | Ed. ! Year ! Men's winner ! Time{{efn|m:s|name="ms"}} ! Women's winner ! Time{{efn|name="ms"}} |- |39th || 2026 |align=left| {{flagathlete|Andrew Alexander|CAN}} || 28:19 |align=left| {{flagathlete|Florence Caron|CAN}} || 32:32 |- |38th |2025 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Charles Philibert-Thiboutot|CAN}} (NR) |28:06 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Gracelyn Larkin|CAN}} |32:43 |- |37th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2024 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Ben Flanagan|CAN}} |28:09 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Malindi Elmore|CAN}} |32:50 |- |36th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2023 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Ahmed|CAN}} |28:21.1 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Natasha Wodak|CAN}} |32:51 |- |35th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2022 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Ben Flanagan|CAN}} |28:39 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Natasha Wodak|CAN}} |32:41 |- | | 2021 || colspan="6" rowspan="2" align="center" | ''Event canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic'' <ref name="2020.cancellation">https://www.runottawa.ca/news-item/2020-tamarack-ottawa-race-weekend-canceled {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> {{r|2020.cancellation}}{{r|2021.cancellation}} |- | | 2020 |- |34th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2019 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Ziani|MAR}} |28:12 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Dorcas Kimeli|KEN}} |31:09 |- |33rd |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2018 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Andamlak Belihu|ETH}} |27:48 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Alia Mohammed|UAE}} |31:36 |- |32nd |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2017 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Leule Gebrselassie|ETH}} |28:42.1 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Netsanet Gudeta|ETH}} |31:34.1 |- |31st |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2016 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mohammed Ziani|MAR}} |28:36.5 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Peres Jepchirchir|KEN}} |31:29 |- |30th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2015 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Nicholas Bor|KEN}} |27:55 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Gladys Cherono|KEN}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''30:56''' |- |29th |2014 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Wilson Kiprop|KEN}} |28:00 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mary Keitany|KEN}} |31:22 |- |28th |2013 |align=left|{{flagathlete|El-Hassan El-Abbassi|MAR}} |27:36.6 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Malika Assahah|MAR}} |31:45.7 |- |27th |2012 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Geoffrey Mutai|KEN}} |27:41.4 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lindsey Scherf|USA}} |33:12.8 |- |26th |2011 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Deriba Merga|ETH}} |28:30.3 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Dire Tune|ETH}} |31:43.2 |- |25th |2010 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lelisa Desisa|ETH}} |28:08.9 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Dire Tune|ETH}} |32:11.5 |- |24th |2009 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Deriba Merga|ETH}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''27:23.9''' |align=left|{{flagathlete|Teyba Erkesso|ETH}} |31:50.4 |- |23rd |2008 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Julius Kiptoo|KEN}} |28:37.0 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Emebet Bacha|ETH}} |32:42.1 |- |22nd |2007 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Simon Bairu|CAN}} |28:29.1 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Catherine Ndereba|KEN}} |33:01.2 |- |21st |2006 |align=left|{{flagathlete|George Misoi|KEN}} |28:29.5 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Tetyana Hladyr|UKR}} |32:05.0 |- |20th |2005 |align=left|{{flagathlete|George Misoi|KEN}} |28:55.7 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Grace Momanyi|KEN}} |31:24.4 |- |19th |bgcolor=#F7BE81|2004 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Duncan Kibet|KEN}} |28:59.8 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Aster Demissie|ETH}} |32:30.3 |- |18th |2003 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Yevgeniy Bozhko|UKR}} |28:23.6 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Biktasheva|RUS}} |32:16.4 |- |17th |2002 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Enos Keter|KEN}} |28:29.8 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Uta Pippig|GER}} |32:57.7 |- |16th |2001 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Julius Nderitu|KEN}} |28:28.3 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Uta Pippig|GER}} |32:31.7 |- |15th |2000 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Mbugua|KEN}} |29:32.1 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Grace Momanyi|KEN}} |33:36.2 |- |14th |1999 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Mbugua|KEN}} |29:54 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Danuta Bartoszek|CAN}} |34:16.4 |- |13th |1998 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Mbugua|KEN}} |29:06 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Isabelle LeDroit|CAN}} |34:28 |- |12th |1997 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Rachid Tbahi|MAR}} |29:41 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Sarah Dillabough|CAN}} |33:26 |- |11th |1996 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Boyd|CAN}} |29:55 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Tania Jones|CAN}} |34:54 |- |10th |1995 |align=left|{{flagathlete|John Halvorsen|NOR}} |29:25 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Tania Jones|CAN}} |35:29 |- |9th |1994 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Jeff Lockyer|CAN}} |29:52 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lisa Presedo|CAN}} |34:32 |- |8th |1993 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Boyd|CAN}} |30:03 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lisa Presedo|CAN}} |34:16 |- |7th |1992 |align=left|{{flagathlete|John Halvorsen|NOR}} |28:56 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Carole Rouillard|CAN}} |33:20 |- |6th |1991 |align=left|{{flagathlete|John Halvorsen|NOR}} |29:21 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Odette Lapierre|CAN}} |35:03 |- |5th |1990 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul McCloy|CAN}} |29:22 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Odette Lapierre|CAN}} |34:28 |- |4th |1989 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Alberto Maravilha|POR}} |29:08 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Albertina Dias|POR}} |32:11 |- |3rd |1988 |align=left|{{flagathlete|John Halvorsen|NOR}} |28:12 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Sheryl Reid|CAN}} |34:24 |- |2nd |1987 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Williams|CAN}} |30:18 |? |? |- |1st |1986 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Robert Rice|CAN}} |29:30 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Maureen de St. Croix|CAN}} |35:37 |}

==See also== * List of marathon races in North America

== Notes == {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

; Winners lists * [https://www.arrs.run/HP_NaC10.htm Ottawa 10 km]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-03. * [https://arrs.run/HP_NCpMa.htm Ottawa Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-03.

== External links == {{Commons category|Ottawa Marathon}} * [http://runottawa.ca Race Weekend Homepage]

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