The Sugarloaf Marathon in Maine. A mere five and a half hour drive from Ottawa. It's a very relaxing, scenic experience. We first arrived at the Sugarloaf Ski Resort to check in at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel. The hotel is geogeous with rustic farmhouse style decor mixed with a modern flair style. The town is small and the locals are extremely welcoming. If you are looking for things to do like shopping, nightlife, etc, this is not the place. The towns businesses are shut do

StartFragment As it says on the signs, this is no ordinary race and these are not ordinary runners (well some of them are not). Army Run is the second biggest running event held in Ottawa each year. There is a 5k and a ½ marathon. Both races start by city hall and the ½ marathon in particular takes a scenic tour of the nation’s capital. The race expo, which gets better every year, is held in a large tent in front of city hall. It’s a great talking point and it holds with the

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The Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Half Marathon As I volunteer at Ottawa Race Weekend, I was looking around for an event two weeks earlier and stumbled on this gem in the Hudson Valley. The Hamlet of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County New York, was initially settled in 1688 by Dutch settlers and retains tremendous historical character. I was familiar with the area from passing through on the way back from the New York City Marathon a few years back. The inaugural event last year had 23 m

TriRudy – A local daily listing from triathletes and runners primarily in the Ottawa area Marathon Canada – Want to see how fast your competition is? This site includes full marathon and half marathon rankings for all of Canada. It’s generally pretty up to date. Marathon Guide – This site lists all the major world marathons. Great for a little long term planning on a rainy day. Sportstats- Home to most of the results for local races and a number of races from far away as well

Answers to some common questions from people who already run I run the same 5k at lunch four times a week and I am not getting any faster? Running the same distance at the same speed will help you to build a good fitness base but if you want to get faster you need to mix it up at bit. You need to do some faster workouts (hills or speed work) and some longer runs (Long Slow Distance) into your schedule. How can running slower help me to get faster? LSD (Long Slow Distance) run

Race Season is here! This is pretty basic but if you are doing or thinking about doing your first race you may find something useful StartFragment Registration Almost all races have pre-registration and the easiest way to register is on-line. Although there is often a processing fee for on-line registration. If you are not comfortable with registering on-line there is usually somewhere you can register in person but be prepared to pay by cash or cheque if you plan to pay in