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Race Reports for Ottawa Marathon

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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The race is very nice.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Thoroughly enjoyed the race and will probably do it again next year! Lovely course, great organization, and even bands regularly spaced out along the course to play for us. Fab crowds, too, including folk with hoses in their front yards willing to spray hot runners near the last turn back to the city. An excellent experience for sure!
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: SHERRY #3106 Time: 4:59:16.3 Chip: 4:56:34.7 Pace: 7:06 Women 40 – 44 Place: 2697 Category Place: 180/220 Gender Place: 910/1145 10 km split: 1:06:26 21.1 km split: 2:17:53 30 km split: 3:20:53 If you will indulge me, my report will start where my training stopped last fall as we all know a race is as much about the training as it is about the day of and my marathon race was a long time in the making. As most of you know, I was sidelined with stress fractures after my 29km LSD last September while training for the Detroit Marathon. At the time, I was afraid that I would not be able to run long distances again. With determination and a great deal of support, advice and encouragement from my fellow maniacs and Dr. Duane, an awesome chiro, I made it back and have now completed my goal. I toughed it out and though I didn’t break the time goal I had originally set for myself, I did meet the goal that I set shortly after the halfway mark. I suppose you could say my race to
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