Emilie's Run

www.EmiliesRun.com

The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women

Emilie’s Run is Canada's fastest women's 5K race but it’s more than that. It’s a race for women of all speeds both fast and slow. It’s a celebration of women and running and how far we have come! Bring your mother, bring your daughters and join in the fun.

This year’s race is set for June 19, 2010 at the Aviation Museum in Ottawa, ON.

Why a women's only race? By sponsoring an Ottawa women's only race, the RunnersWeb (www.runnersweb.com )hopes to encourage new women runners to participate and to provide a stage for competitive women to display their talent. The winners are some of the fastest women in Canada but the race includes women of all speeds. This race offers a unique opportunity for all women to celebrate women’s running.

Last year Tara Quinn-Smith set a course record of 16:15.7 eclipsing former record holder Nicole Stevenson's time of 16:29.7 set in 2006. There were 364 women in the race and 33 of them broke the 20:00 mark. In addition, 143 runners completed the Children's 1K run. The Team championship was won by the Running Skirts Team of Firehiwot Gebreyesus, Josiane Aboungono and Aynadis Bedada. Over $7,000 in cash prizes was awarded to the top open runners, masters runners and teams along with New Balance merchandise for all age-group winners.

Event highlights: The race starts on the Aviation Parkway Overpass at the Canadian Aviation Museum and continues along the newly paved Eastern Parkway. It’s a fast flat course, ideal for a PB.

• Cash prizes for the top three open, masters and teams
• Personalized participant number bibs
• Medals for all finishers at the finish line
• Traffic free, fast, certified out and back course

Race Sponsors: The Runner's Web (www.runnersweb.com), The Ottawa Citizen, Majic100, New Balance Ottawa, iRun Magazine, Gatorade, Goodlife Fitness Clubs, Bagel Bagel and Ottawa Outdoors Magazine.

Race Organizer: Somersault Promotions (www.somersault.ca).

Online registration is now available at www.Somersault.ca

For more information www.Emiliesrun.com

The event charity is the Ottawa Children's Hospital (CHEO)