Start Line Information

**All  information is subject to change

2024 START LINES

Participants in the following events will be sent off in a series of rolling wave starts organized by corral:

• Ottawa 5K presented by ASICS Runkeeper
• Ottawa 10K presented by Otto’s Ottawa
• Ottawa Half Marathon presented by Desjardins
• Tartan Ottawa International Marathon

Please read below for more information about Corrals and Wave Starts.

2024 CORRALS

Each start line area will be divided into CORRALS designated by coloured flags that correspond to the coloured bars on your Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend race bibs The colour on your bib represents the projected finish time you selected when registering. PLEASE line up in the corral that matches the colour on your bib.

The start line can be a busy area, so please give yourself plenty of time to get to your corral.

The following provides the projected finish times and corresponding corral (by colour) for each event.

	Marathon	1/2 Marathon	10K	5K
Blue	Sub 3:15	Sub 1:45	Sub 45min	Sub 24min
Orange	3:15-3:39	1:45-1:54	45-54 min	24-27 min
Yellow	3:40-3:59	1:55-2:04	55-59 min	28-30 min
Green	4:00-4:24	2:05-2:14	60-64 min	31-33 min
Purple	4:25-4:54	2:15-2:29	65-69 min	34-37 min
Red	4:55+	2:30+	70+ min	38+ min

 

2024 WAVE STARTS

To help spread the field out at the start, participants will be sent off in a series of waves starting with the blue corral, followed by orange, yellow, green, purple and red corrals.

Each wave will be sent off approximately every 2-3 minutes until everyone in that corral has started. As a wave is sent off, the next one will be brought forward to the start line and directed to wait until given the signal to start. This process will continue until all participants have started.

Start line tip: Make sure to wear sun protection and hydrate while you are waiting to start!