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July 4, 2012: Emilie's Run produced 5 of the top 11 women's open 5K times in Ontario this year and 3 of the top 4 Masters times including the fastest time in both categories.
View the rankings at: RoadRaceRankings.com.
June 23, 2012:
Mary Davies breaks the tape to set a new course record of 16:08 in the Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women
Athletics: Mary Davies Sets Course Record at Sports 4 Emilie's Run
Lioudmila Kortchaguina breaks Masters record
June 21,2012: Late Registration and Kit Pickup:
Late Registration and Race Kit Pick Up - Friday June 22th 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Canada Aviation Museum Rockcliffe & Aviation Parkways, Ottawa Late Registration and Race Day Pick Up - Saturday, June 23th 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Canada Aviation Museum Rockcliffe & Aviation Parkways, Ottawa Event Schedule 9:00 a.m. 5Km Start 10:00 a.m. 1Km Start 10:15 a.m. Awards Ceremonies
June 14, 2012: (Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Emilie's Run on tap
June 8, 2012: (WSJ) Athletics: When a Race for Women Was 'Crazy'
June 6, 2012: Athletics: Sports 4 Emilie's Run Set for June 23rd
May 24, 2012:
Important Deadlines
Sunday June 17th Souvenir Shirt Deadline Monday June 11th Regular Entry Fee Deadline Sunday June 17th Online, Drop Off & Mail In Entry Deadline. Saturday June 23rd 8:30 a.m. - Late entry desk closes.
May 23, 2012: Athletics: Women's Only Races
April 18, 2012:
Course Records - Tara Quinn-Smith - Toronto - 16:15.7
13 & under - Kendra Ridley - Ottawa, Canada - 21:02.7 14-15 - Emilie Contant - Cornwall, Canada - 20:35.1 16-17 - Lindsay Anderson - Ottawa, Canada - 18:37.9 18-19 - Aynadis Bedada- Milton, Canada - 17:52.9 20-24 - Pauline Githuka - Ottawa, Canada - 16:37.1 25-29 - Tara Quinn-Smith- Toronto, Canada - 16:15.7 30-34 - Nicole Stephenson Toronto, Canada - 16:28.7 35-39 - Sarah Dillabough - Ottawa, Canada - 17:57.2 40-44 - Paula Wiltse - Ottawa, Canada - 17:25.4 45-49 - Agathe Nicholson - Perth Village, Canada - 18:41.3 50-54 - Agathe Nicholson, Perth Road, Canada - 18:49.8 55-59 - Paula Hickman - Ottawa, Canada - 19:55.3 60-64 - Emily Gildner - Ottawa, Canada - 23:55.6 65-69 - Anne Edwards - Ottawa, Canada - 24:50.2 70-74 - Carol Robb - Ottawa, Canada - 28:13.9
December 21, 2011: (Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: New sponsor emerges for Ottawa womens-only road race
December 20, 2011: Athletics: Title Sponsor announced for Emilie's Run -- The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5 Km Women's Only Run - June 23, 2012
December 2, 2011: The 2012 edition of Sports4 Emilie's Run sees the return of cash prizes for what is traditionally the "fastest" women's only race in Canada.
Sports4 is providing cash prizing as follows:
First Overall $1000 Second Overall $750 Third Overall $550 Fourth Overall $400 Fifth Overall $300 First Masters (40 & over*) $500 First Team (5 members) $1000 *age as of Dec 31, 2012
There are cash prizes for the following: New Race Record: $1000, New Masters (40 & over*) Record: $500, New 5 Year Age Category Age : $100
*age as of Dec 31, 2012
December 2, 2011: Registration for the 2012 Emilie's Run is available online.
June 26, 2011:
 Women run for the love of the race
The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K field was thinner this year without $8,000 prize money and the lack of a title sponsor, writes Claire Brownwell Citizen Photos Dani Riendeau first local woman to win Emilie's Run Facebook Photo Album #1 from Dave McMahon Facebook Photo Album #2 |
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June 25, 2011:
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June 21, 2011: Online registration is closed. Entries may be done in person on Friday, June 24th at race kit pickup from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, June 25th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. at the Aviation Museum.
June 18, 2011: Christine McKinty of Somersault was interviewed on this morning's iRun Show on Team 1200.
The podcast is available at: Autopod.ca. The feature on Emilie's Run starts at 16:40.
May 30, 2011: This year's Ottawa Race Weekend 5K had 14 women ( out of 4585!) finish under 20 minutes. By comparison, last year's Emilie's Run had 37 women (out of 431). run sub 20:00!
March 28, 2011: Athletics: Somersault Sports and RunnersWeb.com Announce Changes to Emilie's Run -- The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women
March 25, 2011: Emilie's Run for Women Only is a celebration of women's running, and offers something for all ages and stages, from the very fast to the recreational participant, it will be a blast.
We invite all women to participate in Emilie's Run for Women Only 2011. Fast or not so fast, you will enjoy the experience! Bring along your family, and friends too. Kids 11 and under (boys and girls) can participate, in the Wylie Ryan Aviation Museum 1Km Kids Run (Click Here for information on it), which takes place right after your race. You can jog along for free with your kids if you want. Those who aren't running in Emilie's Run, might want to help out by serving at the aid stations, greeting runners at the Finish Line, or just carrying sweat suits and cheering you on the participants.
There are great prizes too - cash for record breakers, and medals for everyone who finishes, as well as Gold, Silver, and Bronze Lanyards for category winners, - and draw prizes for the lucky.
March 25, 2011: Kidsport Ottawa - The Official Charity Of Emilie's Run
Somersault is proud to announce that KidSport Ottawa is the Official Charity of Emilie's Run, and of the 2011 Somersault Event Series - So All Kids Can Play!
KidSport Ottawa is a not-for-profit organization that helps disadvantaged children and youth living in the City of Ottawa overcome the social and economic barriers limiting or preventing their participation in sport. This is achieved through the issuance of registration fees and/or equipment grants.
As a Somersault event participant you have the opportunity to support KidSport Ottawa by choosing to make a donation when you are entering online, or by clicking here to download a Pledge Form, which you can use for collecting donations from friends and neighbours before the event, and submit them to a KidSport Ottawa representative when you arrive at the event.
For more information on KidSport Ottawa please visit KidSports.ca
January 27, 2011: 15% Entry Fee Discount Deadline January 31st
December 27, 2010: Take advantage of a 20% entry fee discount on your Entry to Emilie's Run. Register before December 31st.
2011 Online Registration Now Open
June 21, 2010: (Toronto Star) Athletics: Remembering Emilie Mondor (1981-2006)
If you ever met Emilie Mondor, you never forgot Emilie Mondor
June 20, 2010: Athletics: Emily Tallen Captures First at the Emilie Mondor Memorial Run
(Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Tallen triumphs -- finally -- in Mondor Memorial race
Kingston runner wins 5K event on Aviation Parkway
(Ottawa Sun) Champ tops record field at Emilie's Run
Youtube Video
Photos
Canadian Running Magazine
Emiliy Tallen winning Emilie's Run - Photo; ZoomPhoto
June 19, 2010: Athletics: Emily Tallen wins Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women
Emily Tallen (#2) and Mary Davies (#126)
June 18, 2010: (Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Emilie's Run awaits new 5K champion
Quinn-Smith won't defend title
June 16, 2010: Athletics: Record Number of "Women's Only" Runners come out for the Emilie Mondor Memorial 5 km Run
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June 7, 2010: Tara Quinn-Smith will not be returning to defend her title due to an injury.
June 7, 2010: Athletics: Emilie's Run set for June 19th
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March 7, 2010: (Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Emilie's Run keeps legacy alive for women runners
November 21, 2009: Register for the 2010 race online at: Somersault.ca.
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September 10, 2009:
June 21, 2009: Ottawa Citizen: A whole new perspective
Watched from the lead vehicle, Emily's Run was a sight to behold
Toronto runner gets push from competition
Fast start by fellow runner spurs Quinn-Smith along
Ottawa Sun: Oh, baby, what a runner!
Being seven months pregnant can't slow determined 32-year-old
Yesterday's Emilie's Run delivered six of the top ten fastest Open women's 5K times and the TOP 5 Master's times in Ontario this year.
June 20, 2009: Athletics: Tara Quinn-Smith Sets Course Record
at Emilie's Run
Tara Quinn-Smith set a new course record of 16:15.7 in this morning's Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women in Ottawa - Photo: Steve Bower
Rhianyth Warwick (584) of Toronto finishing the Children's 12 and under 1K - Photo: RunnersWeb.com
June 17, 2009: Record Number of Participants and Fast Field for Saturday's Emilie's Run
June 15, 2009: Online registration for Emilie's Run is now closed. Late in-person registration can be done at the race site - Aviation Museum - during race kit pick-up on Friday June 19th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday June 20th between 7 and 8:30 a.m.
Lioudmila Kortchaguina, the 2009 Canadian Marathon Champion, has notified us that she will be unable to run this year's race.
June 14, 2009: From Tara Quinn-Smith's Blog:
"Finally, a little update on my next race. After a couple of years of having to turn down the invitation from Ken
Parker I am very excited to say that I am racing Emilie's Run 5 km for the first time this year. I have always wanted
to run the race and finally I'll be able to attend. I must say that Ken has done an amazing job at putting together
such a great women's only race and to have it in Emilie Mondor's name makes it extra special. Emilie was such
an amazingly talented athlete. At such a young age she accomplished so much and really put women's distance
running in Canada on the map. I had the rare opportunity to be a teammate on Canada's North American 5km
Championships team with Emilie back in 2005, to see her passion and dedication to the sport was such an
inspiration. She was a remarkable young woman with amazing talent and determination. One thing's for sure, she will forever
be an inspiration to myself and women runners across the country and with "Emilie's Run" women will be able to honour
and celebrate her spirit forever. RIP."
June 14, 2009: (Ottawa Citizen) Emilie's Run more than elite competition
June 12, 2009: (Digital Journal) Emilies Run: Ottawa Womens-Only Race Hotter Than Ever
May 31, 2009: (Ottawa Sun) Emilie's Run pits speed vs. strength
May 30, 2009: Tara Quinn-Smith Enters Emilie's Run
Tara is the new Canadian Half-Marathon Record Holder.
March 23, 2009: Top Runners Enter Emilie's Run.
2009 Registration
Registration for the 2009 Emilie's Run is now available at: Somersault Promotions
Awards And Prizes - More Than $7000 In Cash Prizes
Individual First five overall - $1000-$750-$550-$400-$300
First five 40 & over - $750-$500-$350-$250-$150
Leader at each of 1, 2, 3, & 4Km - $100
Team -5 Members First - $1000, Second - $750, Third- $500
Everyone
All participants receive a completion medal at the finish of their race.
Category Top 3 Finishers
Each Age and Weight Category top 3 finisher, is eligible for a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal 'Add Ons'. Awards will be presented in a ceremony and/or may be picked up at the Awards Table.
Great Draw Prizes
We also have some super draw prizes including 5 waterproof MP3 Players and a selection of New Balance apparel. Only non-cash winners are eligible for these draw prizes, which wil be presented at the Awards Ceremony following the race.
Course Measurement & Certification
Emilie's Run course was measured by Roger Burrows, and certified by Athletics Canada/Run Canada. The Certification Code is ON-2006-005-JHC
Course Records - Nicole Stephenson - Toronto - 16:28.7
13-15 - Jade Gregory - Ottawa, Canada - 21:42.0 16-17 - Lindsay Anderson - Ottawa, ON - 18:37.9 18-19 - Jenn Wynands - Lyn, Canada - 19:26.5 20-24 - Pauline Githuka - Ottawa, Canada - 16:37.1 25-29 - Emily Tallen - Kingston, Canada - 16:39.6 30-34 - Nicole Stevenson Toronto, Canada - 16:28.7 35-39 - Marie Danais - Ottawa, Canada - 18:01.0 40-44 - Paula Wiltse - Ottawa, Canada - 17:25.4 45-49 - Agathe Nicholson - Perth Village, Canada - 18:41.3 50-54 - Sherry Carson - Ottawa, Canada - 19:50.8 55-59 - Paula Hickman - Ottawa, Canada - 20:00.0 60-64 - Anne Edwards - Ottawa, Canada - 29:27.7 65-69 - Roseanne Wilson - Ottawa, Canada - 30:46.3 70-74 - Carol Robb - Ottawa, Canada - 28:13.9
March 4, 2009: Emilie's Run Set for June 20th
Emilie's Run 2008 By The Numbers:
Final Registration Count: 5K - 325, 1K - 102
290 finishers, 19 sub 19:00, 38 sub 20:00, 50 sub 21:00, 66 sub 22:00, 82 sub 23:00, last finisher - 50:35.
Emilie's Run had 3 of the top 4 women's 5K performances in Ontario in 2008.
Complete results are available at: SportStats; Photos.
June 28, 2008: Paula Wiltse's time of 17:02.0 beats the existing published record for her age-group (40-44) of 17:20 set by Diane Legare in 1991.
(Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Evidently, life does begin at 40
Aren't you supposed to start slowing down at 40? Try telling that to the masters athletes who competed yesterday in the Emilie Mondor Memorial 5k Race for Women
(Ottawa Sun) Emilie's spirit spurs women on
After a week of rain and thunderstorms, the skies cleared and the sun came out yesterday in time for the third annual Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women
Stevenson Leads Wire-to-Wire to win Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women in Ottawa
Nicole Stevenson wins for the second time in three years - she was second last year
Toronto's Nicole Stevenson, a member of the Etobicoke Huskies Track Club, led from the gun to capture today's Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women run from the Aviation Museum in the nation's capital.
Stevenson, one of Canada's top female marathoners, established an eight second lead over a group of four runners by 1K and then hung on to win by 5.3 seconds over Kingston's Paula Wiltse, 16:567 to 17:2.0. London's Lanni Marchant, a member of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team placed third in 17:08.6. Marilyn Arsenault of Victoria, BC, another Masters runner, was fourth in 17:31.8. Cynthia Wilson, a top triathlete, who recently won the Milton and Muskoka triathlons placed fifth in a personal best time of 17:41.4.
After a month of rain and frequent thunderstorms, runners were greeted by sunny skies and calm winds for the third edition of the race, named after Emilie Mondor - one of Canada's top female runners, and the first Canadian woman to break 15:00 for 5K and an Athens Olympian - who was killed on a car accident in September of 2006 while on her way home to Mascouche, Quebec for a high-school reunion.
Emilie Mondor's parents were present for the race honouring their late daughter who was training for the marathon at the time of her death with the goal of representing Canada at this summer's Beijing Olympics.
290 runners completed the race, 50 more than took part last year. 38 women ran under 20 minutes almost double the number of sub 20:00 female performances in all of the 5K races in Ottawa to-date this year.
One of those who broke the 20:00 mark was Paula Hickman of Ottawa who turns 58 in July!
Runners were competing for $7,650.00 in prize money including $100 "primes" for the leader at each kilometer - all taken by Stevenson.
The Tri-City team of Stevenson, Wiltse and Arsenault took first place team honours while two teams from the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team took second (Marchant, Wilson and Liz Maguire) and third (Michelle Schuler, Jacqueline Sandoz and Lisa Balerna).
There was also an accompanying 1K run for children 12 and under with 86 competitors.
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Stevenson holds the course record for the race at 16:28.7, set in her win in 2006.
The Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team, a local women's running club, took 17 out of the 38 sub 20:00 performances , four in the top ten, third overall and third Masters and the second and third place team awards.
Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women - June 21, 2008 Results:
Open:
1. Nicole Stevenson, Toronto, ON 16:56.7 ($1,400) * 2. Paula Wiltse, Kingston, ON 17:02.0 ($1,500) *# 3. Lanni Marchant, London, ON 17:08.6 ($500) * 4. Marilyn Arsenault, Victoria BC 17:31.8 ($900) *# 5. Cynthia Wilson, Gatineau, 17:41.4 (*PB) QC ($300) *Masters: 1. Paula Wiltse 2. Marilyn Arsenault 3. Liz Maguire, Ottawa, ON 18:08.6 ($350)* 4. Leslie Sanderson, Ottawa, ON 18:12.0 ($250) 5. Beth Primrose, Brockville, ON 18:23.7 ($150) *
# (includes prize money for top 5 open and top 5 masters)
* (Note - plus a share of team cash prizes of $1,000 for first, $750 for second and $500 for third)
Complete results are available at: SportStats.
Toronto's Nicole Stevenson wins the 2008 Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women - Photo - Steve Bower
June 21, 2008: Athletics: Stevenson draws inspiration from late distance runner Emilie Mondor
June 13, 2008:
Online registration is now closed but in-person registration is available on Friday, June 20th at the Aviation Museum from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, June 21st (Race Day) from 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. at the Aviation Museum at the Aviation and Rockcliffe Parkways.
For team registration rules visit Somersault.ca.
The Runner's Web is committed to promoting the growth and recognition of women's running and is proud to sponsor Emilie's Run.
June 8, 2008:
Read Mark Sutcliffe's Column in today's Ottawa Citizen.
May 24, 2008:
As a comparison of competitive performance, the MDS Nordion 5K on May 24th had 18 women out of a field of 3,819 run sub 20:00 compared to last year's Emilie's Run which had 45 women sub 20:00!
May 23, 2008:
We will be giving away 5 MI-SportMP3 players at the race - the world's first waterproof and wire-free MP3 player. Check them out at:www.mi-sportmp3.com.
May 22, 2008:
CBC TV News at 6 anchor Lucy van Oldenbarneveld has entered Emilie's Run. Lucy is well known for her coverage of Ottawa Race Weekend.
May 19, 2008:
Nicole Stevenson, winner of the 2006 race and second last year has confirmed her entry for this year's race. Nicole will be running the ING Ottawa Marathon on May 25th.
April 20, 2008:
Kenya's Tegla Laroupe, former world marathon champion, once said: "In a country where only men are encouraged, one must be one's own inspiration."
Sure is different in Ottawa.
Here, women are not only encouraged to run, but they can find races organized only for them -- where men aren't allowed on the course, except as spectators or volunteers handing out water at an aid station.
One of the fastest and most lucrative women-only runs in the country will be held June 21. The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5k Race for Women offers a $7,000 prize purse and is expected to attract some of Canada's fastest female runners to the starting line, as well as the top local runners.
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April 7, 2008: Another review of the race from one of last year's runners:
Emilie's Run is held in Ottawa in June to promote and encourage Women's running. It is named after Emilie Mondor, an incredibly talented young runner who was tragically killed in a car crash in the fall of 2006.I had the honor of meeting Emilie in the month before her death. She was one of the nicest and friendliest people you could ever meet with a real joy of running.
The 5K race course itself is predominantly flat and fast. It has a slight elevation drop from start to finish, so on any reasonably decent day is a good course for a "PB". The race starts at the brow of a passover, so the first 1k is downhill, sure to get those legs turning over. It is out and back, with a slight downhill to the finish line, ending in front of the Airport museum. You have to love those downhill runs to the finish line! The course is along the scenic Ottawa Eastern parkway besides the Ottawa river and is closed to traffic.
If you're not fast enough to be in the Elite field (and few of us are) you can see them fly by on the other side of the road as you make your way to the turnaround. Its exciting to watch the women leading the race instead of being lost among the men.
The awards ceremony is held outside on the large grassy expanse besides the Airport museum. I ran this race last year and it was the perfect day for lounging in the sunshine after the race was over. Mind you it was windy last year - so not the perfect day for a PB. Raceday includes a kid's 1K , so families can make a day of it - run the race, visit the airport museum etc. I loved the race and will definitely be running it again this year - oh yea just one thing it is women's only so you do have to be female (sorry guys).
March 21, 2008: The following is review of Emilie's Run written by one of last year's participants:
More often than not, you have to seek out inspiration.
As a runner, inspiration comes in many forms. Faster race times, your favourite sport "hero", a hard workout. Other times, inspiration can be the faces of hundreds of women, all running in pursuit of their personal best. Emilie's Run, a women's only 5 km race held in June in Ottawa and organized in memory of Canadian Olympian Emilie Mondor draws elite and recreational women from across Canada. The race embodies Emilie's love of running and continuous support of women in the sport.
The out and back course is flat and fast. Starting from the Aviation Museum the course travels East along the Aviation parkway. The parkway is closed, and every runner is motivated by seeing their fellow competitors returning to the museum. There is a slight downgrade into the finish line, and the "fast" description is backed up by the fact that over 40 women broke 20 minutes in 2007. I ran the race in 2006 and posted a PB, being one of the women who broke 20 minutes! I was injured in 2007 but with great training this winter, I look forward to an even faster time in 2008.
I am encouraging all of my friends, regardless of their speed, to come out and support women's running. Times ranged from 16 minutes to 51 minutes in 2007: it's a race that attracts the strongest female runners in the country but still makes the recreational athlete comfortable, and even better, inspired. Check it out at EmiliesRun.com.
February 3, 2008: In preparation for Emilie's Run - The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race For Women, which will be run on June 21st in Ottawa from the Aviation Museum, Anne Barrington will be writing a bi-weekly training blog. Anne is a Goodlife member and also a member of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team (OACRacingTeam.com). Read her blog by clicking on the "Anne's Blog" link above.
February 2, 2008: The race will again have timing mats at each kilometer so the results will show splits for every K. Race numbers 1 through 50 will be assigned on the basis of the top 50 placing in the 2007 race.
January 22, 2008: Nicole Stevenson of Toronto, the 2006 race winner and 2nd place finisher from 2007, has indicated that she will be returning looking to recapture the race title.
Registration:
If you enter by January 31 at midnight, you will receive a 15% discount on the regular entry fee. The registrations to date are way up over last year, and it looks like we will host in excess of 600 participants. We encourage you to consider entering early to secure your spot in this years line up, in our celebration of womens running (and walking).
You can enter now at Events Online and enjoy the 15% entry fee savings and remember, you can change events at no extra cost if your plans change before the event. Come on out and have some fun, at this Womens Only Run.
Sports 4 Emilie's Run - June 23, 2007
December 22, 2007: Emilie's Run had five out of the top ten 5K female performances in Ontario last year and 6 of the top ten master's performances!
December 8, 2007:
Register before December 31 and receive a 20% discount.
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November 10, 2007: Prize Money Announced for Teams
RunnersWeb.com Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of $2,250 in prize money for the top teams for the 2008 Emilie's Run. This prize money is in addition to the previously announced $5,400 in individual prize money for the top open and masters runners and the primes for the leaders at 1 through 4K.
Individual Prize Money:
Cash Prizes to the first five overall - $1000-$750-$550-$400-$300
Cash Prizes for the first five 40 and over - $750-$500-$350-$250-$150
$100 to the leader at the 1, 2, 3 and 4Km points in the race
Team Prize Money:
1st (Open): $1,000,
2nd:$750,
3rd: $500
A maximum of 5 entrants per team, top 3 to score.
July 14, 2007: The 2008 edition of Emilie's Run will take place on Saturday, June 21st at the Aviation Museum in Ottawa with $5,500 in cash prizes for the top open and masters and merchandise prizes for the top teams and age-groupers.
There will also be a 1K run for children.
June 24, 2007: Athletics: Fast Field Remembers Emilie Mondor
By Lynne Bermel
June 23, 2007:
L to R: Gladys Kohora (16th) , Pauline Githuka (1st), and Emily Tallen (3rd). Nicole Stevenson in fourth place here finished 2nd
Paula Githuka of Hamilton held off a closing Nicole Stevenson of Toronto to win Emilie's Run - The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K in Ottawa this morning. Githuka held a nine second lead at 3K which Stevenson whittled down to two by the finish line. Githuka won in 16:37 to Stevenson's 16:39. Last year - in the RunnersWeb5K Race for Women - Stevenson won in 16:28 over Emily Tallen of Kingston who placed third this year in 16:55.
239 women completed the event (276 registered), an increase of 37 over 2006. 46 women ran 20:00 or faster compared to last year's 35 making the field one of, if not the fastest women's 5K races in Canada. There were 8 women sub 18:00 (7 in 2006) and 24 sub 19:00 (20 in 2006).
$5,500 in prize money was up for grabs for the top five open and masters, including $100 primes for the leader at each kilometer. Gladys Kohoro won the 1K prime before fading to place 16th. Githuka won the primes for 2, 3 and 4 kilometer marks.
A team from Montreal took first place in the team category while the hometown Ottawa Athletic Club took the next 4 places.
Sarah Dillabaugh (17:28) and Liz Maguire (18:07) were the top local open and masters runners respectively.
The runners ranged in age from 14 to 70+.
The event was blessed with excellent weather for the second year in a row with clear skies and cool temperatures, although some runners found the breeze in the last kilometer a little strong.
Francois and Nicole Mondor, parents of Emilie, were in attendance and started the race and spoke at the awards ceremony.
7 year-old Julia Fluet of Ottawa finishing the children's 1K run
An accompanying 1K run for children 12 and under was held with 56 runners, walkers and toddlers in baby joggers completing the course.
June 22, 2007: (Yahoo) Athletics: A field of 300 women will toe the line Saturday in memory of Emilie Mondor
June 22, 2007: Following the race on Saturday, check the Results. We will have timing mats at each kilometer!
June 20, 2007: (Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Familiar faces in Emilie's Run
June 19, 2007: Online race entry for Emilie's Run (The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women) ended at Midnight on Sunday, June 17th. In person registration will be accepted at kit pickup Friday, June 22nd from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. and Saturday, June 23rd from 7:00 to 8:30 A.M. on the race site at the Aviation Museum.
See Somersault for late registration procedures.
June 17, 2007: (Ottawa Sun): Athletics: Emilie's Run a fitting tribute
Women's 5K race a memorial to Mondor
June 14, 2007: Online race entry ends at Midnight on Sunday, June 17th. See Somersault for late registration procedures.
June 13, 2007: Read an interview with Ken (RunnersWeb.com) and Terry (Somersault.ca) on Swyft.ca
June 7, 2007: To date 22 of the top 35 finishers from last year have entered this year's race and a number more have indicated that they will be back. We are hoping for 50 runners under the magical 20 minute barrier.
This would be a very impressive result. Last Saturday in the Freihoher's Run for Women in Albany, NY, there were 2800+ finishers with 63 under 20 minutes. Freihofer's had $27,000 in prize money.
May 25, 2007: Runners Results Will Show Splits For Every K
We have made plans with SportStats to have timing mats at each kilometre. Your race results will show your split for each K of the race.
May 1, 2007: CDI College Pre And Post Race Massage Therapy
We are grateful to the students and staff of the Ottawa East Campus of CDI College for providing massage therapy services from 8:00 a.m. until well after the run is over. We can't guarantee everyone a massage, but a 5 minute massage awaits anyone who wishes to donate $5 to CHEO, the charity of the event. So bring your $5 and feel good in more ways than one!
The CDI Ottawa East Campus Massage Therapy program has been designed to prepare students to take the Registration Examinations of the Massage Therapy Association. The program's primary goal is to provide learning opportunities that promote basic knowledge, skills, ethics and behaviours that will enable the graduate to successfully practice massage therapy in a variety of health care settings. Active participation in our Learning System also helps students develop confidence in their abilities as health care professionals - http://www.cdicollege.ca/campus/ottawa_east/programs.
March 31, 2007: CHEO "Children's Hospital Of Eastern Ontario" - Charity Of The Event
We are proud and excited to announce that CHEO - the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, is the official charity of the event. We encourage you to consider making a donation or soliciting peldges for CHEO, in support of your participation in Emilie's Run.
You can do so by downloading the Pledge Form, and bringing it to the run on June 23rd, with your donation and/or pledges. You must submit your donation or pledges on event day at the event site. 100% of all pledges and donations are received by, and go directly to, CHEO. Please consider supporting the children and youth of our community who visit CHEO.
March 29, 2007: Nicole Stevenson, last year's winner, has confirmed that she will be back to defend her title. To date 6 of the top 7 finishers from last year have confirmed their entries for this year's race.
March 23, 2007: Some new articles have been posted in Emilie's Google Group
February 20, 2007: Win your entry into Emilie's Run. Take Emilie's Quiz starting Monday, February 26th.
Each week one free entry into the race will be awarded.
January 30, 2007: New Balance Ottawa has become a sponsor for Emilie's Run.
January 25, 2007: Get a 15% discount on all training programs from Active Trainer. Go to Active Trainer and enter the coupon code "RW2B11" when prompted.
We have created a Google Community for women's running at: Emilie's Run 5K.
In this community we have posted a number of articles on women's running. It is also a forum for women runners to exchange information.
The RunnersWeb5K.com Race for Women has been renamed "Emilie's Run - The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women" in honour of Canadian Olympian Emile Mondor who died September 9, 2006 in a car accident.
For more on Emilie read Athletics: Emilie Mondor: Life Cut Too Short
Athletics: Emilie Mondor: Running Against Time
Emilie's Run will be run Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 9 A. M. from the Aviation Museum in Ottawa, ON.
A 1K run for children 12 and under will be held at 10 A.M. Children get FREE admiision to the Aviation Museum.
For information on the 2007 race and to register online visit Somersault Promotions
Sub 18:00 5K runners - contact us regarding FREE ENTRY
Know someone else who's interested in road running?
Send Emilie's Run URL to a friend.
Women's Only Racing
Check this out for some interesting background on "women's only races".
Visit the Women's Running section on the Running Times website and their Links for Women section.
(NYRR) Athletics: A Short History of the Mini
On June 3, 1972, New York Road Runners staged the world's first road race exclusively for female participants, the 6-mile Crazylegs Mini Marathon.
Sports 4 Emilie's Run - June 24, 2006
For information on the 2006 RunnersWeb5K.com Race for Women, visit: RunnersWeb5K.com.
