National Capital Marathon
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National Capital Marathon, or Ottawa Race Weekend, is one of Canada's largest marathons. It is held in the city of Ottawa, Canada. The event features many races, including: the MDS Nordion 5K Run/Walk, the MDS Nordion 10K Run/Walk, the ING Ottawa Marathon Walk, the ING Marathon Inline Skate, the ING Half-Marathon Inline Skate, the ING Ottawa Marathon, the ING Ottawa Half Marathon Run/Walk, and the ING Family 2K Run/Walk.
Starting from 1975, the event has grown over the years. It now attracts thousands of participants (an estimated 28,000 are expected for this year's event).
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[edit] ING Ottawa Marathon
The ING Ottawa Marathon is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon and is also used for the Canadian Masters Marathon Championship and the Canadian Forces Running Championships.
[edit] 2006 Event
The Ottawa Race Weekend took place between May 26th to May 28th this year with 4,216 participants [1]. The official winner of the men's winner of the marathon was Abderahime Bouramdane (Morocco) [2] and the top female finisher was Lioudmilla Kortchaguina who set a new female record time.
[edit] 2006 Confusion
Fourteen runners cut 400m off the course after volunteers left their post and the runners did not know where to go next. Amos Tirop Matui of Kenya placed first but was disqualified (even with his record time) along with the other thirteen runners. Some runners were financially compensated [3].
