Ottawa Half-Marathon

Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 9:00AM

The half marathon features a fast, scenic route with few elevation changes and travels through some of Ottawa's most vibrant neighbourhoods and popular landmarks. A unique course that travels through two Canadian provinces.  The half marathon will feature 3 wave starts:

• Wave 1 will start at 9:00 a.m. for the blue and orange corrals.
• Wave 2 will start at 9:15 a.m. for the yellow and green corrals.
• Wave 3 will start at 9:30 a.m for the purple and red corrals.

The race start is at the intersection of Laurier Avenue/Elgin Street.

The course will have:

• Kilometre markers along the entire route
• Cheering and entertainment stations
• Toilets at every water station
• Full medical services
• Water stations can be found here
• No Strollers are allowed in the Half Marathon

Course Map

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Course Description

• Start at the corner of Elgin and Laurier and head south on Elgin to Queen Elizabeth;
• Right on Queen Elizabeth down to Preston; Turn right on Preston down to Carling;
• Turn left on Carling and continue to Sherwood; Right on Sherwood to Fairmont;
• Turn right on Fairmont and continue to West Wellington; Left onto West Wellington;
• Continue on West Wellington to Island Park; Turn right onto Island Park;
• North on Island Park to Scott; Right on Scott and continue to Frederick Banting
• Left on Frederick Banting to Columbine; turn right on Columbine down to Parkdale;
• Left on Parkdale and right onto Sir John A. Parkway and continue to Booth;
• Left on Booth, over the Chaudiere Bridge into Gatineau to Alexandre Tache;
• Left  on Alexandre Tache to Montcalm and right on Montcalm to Wellington;
• Right on Wellington to Laval.  Left on Laval to Hotel de Ville;
• Right on Hotel de Ville and down to Laurier;
• Left on Laurier past the Museum of Civilization and then a right turn onto Alexandra Bridge;
• Cross Alexandra Bridge back into Ottawa and continue on St. Patrick to McKenzie;
• Turn right on McKenzie, past the rear of the U.S. Embassy and continue to Rideau;
• Cross Rideau onto Colonel By;
• Continue on Col. By to Hawthorne; Right on Hawthorne over Pretoria Bridge;
• Turn right onto Queen Elizabeth down to the finish just north of Somerset;

Course Fly Over

Please note that this years course is the same as last year.