Ottawa Race Weekend 2015 event results, highlights
A record-breaking 49,500 Ottawa Race Weekend participants raised a record-breaking $800,000 and counting for charity in 2015, organizers say.
A total of 49,439 runners raced in the 41st annual race weekend's six events in 2015, an increase of about 2,000 people compared to 2014, according to a media release issued Sunday.
The more than $800,000 raised for charity by thousands of runners is also a "significant jump" over last year's $625,000 raised for charity, the release states.
Scotiabank's Charity Challenge allowed participants to run for their choice of 40 recognized charitable organizations, including The Ottawa Hospital, CHEO Foundation, Amnesty International and more.
As for record-breaking races, Kenya's Gladys Cherono broke the 10K women's record on Saturday with a finish time of 30:56, shaving 25 seconds off the previous record.
For the third year in a row, an Ethiopian man and woman took the top marathon prizes, leading a field of nearly 6,000 runners.
Girmay Birhanu, 28, finished at 02:08:14 and wasn't able to beat the Ottawa record of 02:06:54 set in 2014.
Aberu Zennebe, 31, was the first woman to cross the finish the marathon at 02:25:30 after a sprint to the finish line.
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Results of top finishers
For more complete results, visit the Ottawa Race Weekend results page.
Marathon (source: Ottawa Race Weekend)
- 1st man: Girmay Birhanu, Ethiopia, 02:08:14
- 2nd man: Philip Kangogo, Kenya, 02:09:56
- 3rd man: Chele Dechasa, Ethiopia, 02:09:59
- 1st Canadian man: Robin Watson, Vancouver, 02:19:22 (8th overall)
- 1st woman: Aberu Zennebe, Ethiopia, 02:25:30
- 2nd woman: Rebecca Chesir, Kenya, 02:25:41
- 3rd woman: Abebech Afework, Ethiopia, 02:25:53
- 1st Canadian woman: Rachel Hannah, Toronto, 02:33:30 (10th overall)
Half marathon (source: Sportstats)
- 1st man: Matt Vierula, Ottawa, 01:10:39:
- 2nd man: Steven McElligott, Montreal, 01:12:47
- 3rd man: Adrian Tsang, Ottawa, 01:13:20
- 1st woman: Melissa Chenard, Quebec, 01:21:51
- 2nd woman: Angela Switt, Toronto, 01:21:54
- 3rd woman: Charlotte Dunlap, Ottawa, 01:21:59
10K (source: Ottawa Race Weekend)
- 1st man: Nicholas Bor, Prague, 27:55
- 2nd man: Simon Cheprot, Kenya, 27:57
- 3rd man: David Kogei, Kenya, 28:16
- 1st Canadian man: Eric Gillis, Guelph, 28:58 (7th overall)
- 1st woman: Gladys Cherono, Kenya, 30:56
- 2nd woman: Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya, 31:18
- 3rd woman: Lanni Marchant, Canada, 31:49
5K (source: Sportstats)
- 1st man: Dany Racine, Canada (Victoriaville, Que.), 15:26.6
- 2nd man: Craig Fettes, Ottawa, 15:39.0
- 3rd man: Matt Setlack, Ottawa, 15:45.7
- 1st woman: Erin O'Higgins, Ottawa, 18:23.5
- 2nd woman: Isabelle Kanz, Ottawa, 18:41.1
- 3rd woman: Mary McGregor, Ottawa, 18:47.2
2K (source: Sportstats)
- 1st man: Marcus Tomiuk, Montreal, 06:10.6
- 2nd man: Mackenzie Palmer, Chelsea, Que., 06:28.7
- 3rd man: Isaac Tenasco, Maniwaki, Que., 07:13
- 1st woman: Marianne Houle, Quebec, 07:20.2
- 2nd woman: Kamile Levesque, Quebec, 07:26.5
- 3rd woman: Justine Champagne, Montreal, 07:58.5
Kids marathon (source: Sportstats)
- 1st boy: Nolan Kisser, Ottawa, 02:58.8
- 2nd boy: Jonathan Jarvis, Ottawa, 03:01.2
- 3rd boy: Ethan Mulholland, Ottawa, 03:01.7
- 1st girl: Emma Jarvis, Ottawa, 03:05.0
- 2nd girl: Sarah Pucci, Ottawa, 03:23.7
- 3rd girl: Kiera Bayne, Ottawa, 03:25.1
Please note: Sportstats doesn't track wheelchair marathon finishers and Ottawa Race Weekend doesn't release those results either.
