Run clubs, show your love for Ottawa!
Your club. Our capital. One epic weekend.
From favourite routes to post-run traditions, celebrate what your club loves about Ottawa and Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend for a chance to win a stay at the Westin and free race entry for up to 20 members of your club!
Get creative, rally your crew, and show Ottawa some love!
The prize pack (for up to 20):
- Free entries to Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
- A stay at the Westin Ottawa (May 29-30, quadruple occupancy)
- A Pick 3 Visit Ottawa Pass for each member of your crew
How to enter:
- Share your favourite picture or reel of your club in Ottawa or your club wanting to come to Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend and why you love Ottawa on Instagram!
- Tag @ottawaracewknd @thewestinottawa @ottawatourism @CanadianRunning
- Enter as many times as you can before the deadline.
- Have fun! Selection will be made based on creativity of posts/reels.
Three select entries will be featured on Canadian Running magazine’s website leading up to Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 2027.
Entries close on December 17, 2026. The winning club will be announced on January 5.
Show Your Love for Ottawa — Official Contest Rules
No purchase necessary.
1. Contest organizer
The Show Your Love for Ottawa contest is organized by Run Ottawa..
Contest contact: questions@runottawa.ca
2. Contest period
The contest opens on October 30 at 6am Eastern Time and closes on December 17, 2026, at 11:59 Eastern Time. Entries received outside this period are ineligible.
3. Eligibility
The contest is open to run clubs worldwide.
Entries must be submitted by a club representative who is at least 19 years old and authorized to enter on the club’s behalf.
Eligible entries may be submitted through: club accounts, individual members’ accounts, or both.
Employees, representatives, and immediate family members of Run Ottawa are not eligible.
4. How to enter
During the contest period:
- Publish a photo or Reel on Instagram featuring your club in Ottawa, or creatively showing why your club wants to attend Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.
- Include your club’s name and explain why your club loves Ottawa and Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend in the caption.
- Post must include tags for @ottawaracewknd, @thewestinottawa, @ottawatourism, and @CanadianRunning
- Include the contest hashtag: #LetsRunOttawa
Your account and entry must remain public until January 4, 2027 so the Organizer can view and verify your submission. Instagram Stories alone do not qualify.
Multiple entries are permitted. Each entry must feature a different photo or Reel and meet all entry requirements. Posting the same content repeatedly does not create additional eligible entries.
5. Content requirements
By entering, the entrant confirms that:
- They own the submitted content or have permission to use it for this contest.
- They have permission from identifiable people featured, including permission from a parent or legal guardian for any minors.
- The entry does not infringe another person’s copyright, privacy, or other rights.
- Any music or other third-party material is cleared for the uses described in these rules.
- The entry contains no unlawful, hateful, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropriate material.
Do not inaccurately tag people in photos or videos.
6. Prizes
Number of winning clubs: 1
The winning club will receive:
- Westin Ottawa accommodation: 5 room(s) for 2 night(s), for up to 20 guest(s).
- Accommodation dates: May 28-29
- Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend entries: Up to 20 entries for an event in Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 2027.
- Up to Ottawa Tourism Pick 3 Adult Pass
Approximate total retail value: CA$9,800-10,600.
Travel, meals, parking, taxes, hotel incidentals, and other expenses are not included.
Prize transfer, substitution, and cash-alternatives are not available.
The winning club must designate an authorized representative to accept and coordinate the prize.
7. Selection of featured entries
Three selected entries will be featured on Canadian Running magazine’s website.
These entries will be selected by Run Ottawa and Canadian Running Magazine, based on creativity.
Selection for a website feature does not make an entry a finalist for the contest prize.
8. Winner notification and announcement
The potential winning club will be contacted by Run Ottawa through Instagram Direct Message.
The club must respond within 72 hours of notification and may be required to verify eligibility and complete prize-acceptance documents.
If a potential winner does not respond, fails to meet these rules, or declines the prize, an alternate winner will be selected.
The winning club will be announced on January 5, 2027, through Instragram, subject to eligibility verification.
10. Permission to feature entries
Entrants retain ownership of their submissions.
By entering, entrants grant the Organizer and the following partners:a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce, display, repost, and publish their entry, Instagram handle, and club name for contest administration, the Canadian Running website feature, and contest-related promotion.
Any additional use requires separate permission.
11. Privacy
Personal information collected for the contest will be used to administer entries, verify eligibility, contact potential winners, and deliver prizes.
Entering does not automatically subscribe entrants to marketing communications.
12. Invalid entries and technical issues
Incomplete, late, duplicate, fraudulent, or otherwise ineligible entries may be disqualified. Automated entries are prohibited.
The Organizer is not responsible for entries that cannot be viewed or received because of private accounts, missing mentions, deleted posts, platform outages, or other technical issues.
13. Changes to the contest
If circumstances beyond the Organizer’s reasonable control prevent the contest from operating as planned, the Organizer may modify, suspend, or cancel it, subject to applicable law. .
14. Instagram disclaimer
This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.
By entering, each entrant releases Instagram from liability relating to this contest, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
15. Acceptance of rules
By entering, entrants agree to these Official Contest Rules.
The contest is subject to applicable federal, provincial, territorial, and local laws and is void where prohibited.