Ottawa Marathon 2026

YOUR RACE WEEK AT BLACKTOE

Race week is finally here, and whether this is your first marathon, your hundredth time pinning on a bib, or you just want to get involved, it's always an exciting moment. We've been your training ground all season, and we're not stopping now. Scroll down for our race week lineup, including in-store activations & cheer station info.

Welcome to Ottawa’s Trackhouse

We are excited to welcome the team from Tracksmith to our store in Ottawa!

On Friday, May 22nd and Saturday, May 23rd - Tracksmith will be in store with limited-edition Ottawa gear and on-site custom printing. Whether you’re racing or just repping the city, grab a one-of-a-kind piece made for Ottawa running scene.

Swing back on Sunday, May 24th or Monday, May 25th for complimentary finisher posters, hand-stamped with your finish time. Posters are available for all race distances, so whether you’ve rocked the 10k or raced the full marathon, we’re ready to celebrate you!

BlackToe Invitational Beer Mile Relay and Athlete Recovery Club

Join us Friday night, May 22nd at the store to kick off race weekend with the most competitive event of the weekend: the first-ever BlackToe Relay Beer Mile.

Run clubs from across Ottawa are sending their finest beer milers to battle for the elusive title, so expect plenty of familiar faces putting their chugging skills to the test. Bring your loudest cheering, then head inside the store for pizza, drinks, a live DJ, recovery boots, red light therapy, and plenty of race weekend energy to get you dialed for race day.

BlackToe Running Ottawa

Friday, May 22nd

7:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.

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SHAKEOUT RUN

Shake those legs out with one final run before the big day.

Join us for our Ottawa Race Weekend Shakeout Run on Saturday, May 23 at 9:00 a.m. from BlackToe Running Ottawa. We’ll head out for an easy pre-race shakeout to get the legs feeling ready. Post-run, we’ll have donuts from Suzy Q waiting back at the store (because carb loading is serious business).

Tracksmith will also be on-site all weekend long with custom Ottawa apparel printed in-store. The store opens at 10:00 a.m. following the run so you can check everything out.

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COME JOIN US AT OUR CHEER STATION

Not racing this year? Come cheer with us. We'll have BlackToe cheer stations going on both Saturday and Sunday. Signs, snacks, noisemakers and BlackToe gear encouraged!

10k Cheer Station

Saturday — 5:30 p.m.

Elgin and Hawthorne (1.2k/8.5k mark)

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Race Day Cheer Station

Sunday — 8:00 a.m.

Colonel By Drive, 200m North of the Pretoria Bridge (East Side, Runners' Left) (27.3k Full, 19.7k Half)

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Running Shoes, Gels, And Race Day Essentials

Whatever you need (literally), we have it at BlackToe. Gels, hydration solutions, arm sleeves, socks, apparel, sunglasses, racing shoes, recovery slides, recovery products, GPS watches—you get the point! Not to mention that our Shoe Experts will be in full force to provide all the advice and encouragement you need to find exactly what you’re looking for.