{"id":692201,"date":"2026-05-25T07:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/692201\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:45:36","slug":"thousands-lace-up-for-ottawa-race-weekend-ctvnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/692201\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands lace up for Ottawa Race Weekend \u2013 CTVNews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 40,000 people laced up their running shoes for this year&#8217;s Ottawa Race Weekend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"b-date-custom__date-item\">Updated:\u00a0May 24, 2026 at 12:00AM EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"b-date-custom__date-item\">Published:\u00a0May 24, 2026 at 4:07PM EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2YPQJ5UKJJDC3OR2N3EA42UKKE.JPG\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Runners raise their hands as they wait for their corral to start the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MGQJTYDXAZFS3CSB6RSMDFINBI.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend start line Runners take off from the start line near City Hall at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSMGWWLZSVEWRENWYSUJCZ6HIM.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend The starting line of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/X3RD7NTXQZAAVCF6VH6KRBFU6M.JPG\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend The elite runners, including Canadian distance runner Rory Linkletter, begin the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KQLVAAW75JAQ5CGUJF6E32FS54.JPG\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Runners pass the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill as they start the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GX3CJPM2P5FTDHEOXCRR2NIK4U.JPG\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Runners start the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSIQGTZ5ARDFNIP3AZK3LN42XI.JPG\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Runners make their way towards the National War Memorial as they start the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CC6UMERZWBDYHOOQQ7HCRBEHEM.JPG\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Runners start the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa. May 24, 2026. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ZHJL4YV7M5BQBHNECLVW5FJTC4.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Rory Linkletter and Elvis Cheboi Podium finishers Rory Linkletter (left) and Elvis Cheboi (right) shake hands following the Ottawa Marathon. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RJXYFBZHOFHYHHSYEYBDLC4JPA.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and others cross the marathon finish line. Sutcliffe was running to raise money to end youth homelessness. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/QZTZR6IJ4REKLDCLPSNSFAA6C4.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Kristian Jamieson Kristian Jamieson, the great-great grandson of legendary distance runner Tom Longboat, after the Ottawa Marathon. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BDZOUKBWNBHWTL4BVQ2H54RR3A.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Elissa Legault Elissa Legault, the fastest Canadian woman to finish the marathon, following the race. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SV7W467625BKLNWZSSOCRAVE44.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend finish line The finish line of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend marathon and half marathon. May 24, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YKTCADCQRNHJJLE4UNHFUARXYM.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Thousands hit the roads for day one of Ottawa Race Weekend <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EQ4VCBGR6ZCPFCCJJ4L5DXVQ4I.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Roy Allen Roy Allen warms up for his historic 5K race in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. May 23, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JZBJFAZVEFBAFDKE6H3CDM4J6I.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Runners prepare to take off in the 5K at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. May 23, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTUHZXGPSJC5FIK2M5PPSQCIS4.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Participants take off for an event at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. May 23, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/U5VGEOKMY5B5VGUUCIHDBIDWGE.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Ottawa Race Weekend Kids Marathon Children run in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend\u2019s Kids Marathon. May 23, 2026. (Josh Marano\/CTV News Ottawa) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nearly 40,000 people laced up their running shoes for this year&#8217;s Ottawa Race Weekend. 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