Posted: October 10, 2007

Athletics: TransCanada 10K Championships set for Saturday in Ottawa

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 OTTAWA - The 2007 TransCanada 10K Run with the Champions is set to take place this Saturday October 13th along the picturesque Ottawa Parkway. The races begin and finish in front of the historic Canadian War Museum. Chantal Petitclerc will line up in Ottawa to compete for the Canadian wheelchair 10K championship. Already this year Chantal has broken two world records in the 1500 and 200 metres distances and captured gold medal in the 1500 metres demonstration event at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka, Japan. This will be the first national wheelchair road race championship fully staged by Athletics Canada. “It has been a good year at Athletics Canada for the complete integration of paralympic athletes,” said Petitclerc.  “We have been working together for a long time and these projects of common championships have been in the plans for many years, and it is a true pleasure to see them become reality, with a big success.  After a good experience for all at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Windsor, I’m looking forward in participating in the 10 km Canadian Championships.” Schedule of Events Event Time TransCanada 10K Canadian Wheelchair Championship 8:45am TransCanada 10K Canadian Championship   Women 9:20am Men 9:30am National Timex Series Road Racing Series Finale  9:30am Run with the Champions 9:30am Canadian Master’s 10K Championship 9:30am Award Presentations 10:45am The Championships also play host to the Timex National Road Race Series Final.  Developed in 1989 in conjunction with the provincial branch associations of Athletics Canada, the Timex Road Race Series holds over 110 races with in excess of 140,000 participants per year.  It is Canada’s only National Road Race Series, encompassing nine series in all provinces. You can still register online at www.eventsonline.ca/events/transcanada_10k/ or in person Friday from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at The Marriott Ottawa and Saturday from 7:00am to 9:00am in front of the Canadian War Museum. For more information, including the course map and the full weekend schedule please visit www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=34. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest