Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

NEW!

We are pleased to host the  NEW Place d'Orleans Day Before Mothers Day Runs; which includes Half Marathon, 10Km, 5Km, 3Km, & 1Km distances . Thanks goes to the Place d'Orleans Centre for it's continued sponsorship support of this signature event, and for helping the minor sports teams and clubs which benefit from it.  Thanks to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for agreeing to be the new host site, since we have outgrown the former site. We encourage you to visit both the musum and Place d'Orleans following your event.

We also encourage you to support the Minor Sports, Recreation, and School Physical Education Organizations that are participating in this event.

It is a fun and fitness day for everyone in the family - and a great chance to support your favourite club, team, organization, or school at the same time.  If you know of a non-profit youth sport organization that fits into one of these categories, have them check out this FUNdraising opportunity.

There is a race distance for everyone, and you can walk or run, so bring the whole family. Pick your distance and go for it at your own pace.

Check out the Wylie Ryan Day Before Mothers Day 1 Km, and the Somersault Spring Kids Half Marathon Program  for kids 11 and under, at http://www.somersault.ca/eventaustinwylie.htm.

race director

Terry McKinty - terry@somersault.ca

event highlights

• Personalized participant number bibs
• Medals for all finishers at the finish line
• Safe measured out and back courses
• Official performance certificate available online
• Wylie Ryan Kids' Day Before Mothers Day 1Km
• Strollers are allowed

a minor sport, or youth recreation team, club, & school FUNdraiser

Any non-profit school, club, team, or physical activity organization can use participation in the Place d'Orleans Day Before Mothers Day Half Marathon & Runs for its own benefit.  Achieve your fundraising goals and promote your program by registering as a Participating Charity. You can have fun, help build a strong regional running/walking event, meet your annual fundraising objectives, and support a vibrant children and youth physical activity environment in the region.

you are invited to be a participating charity

Your minor sport, recreation, or physical activity club, team, or school is invited to participate in the Day Before Mothers Day FUNdraiser. It is an opportunity to combine fun, fitness, and fundraising to meet your group's financial goals, and to create a great participation event that will allow others to support your programs.

To find out how you can register as a Participating Charity and start raising funds, please contact Terry McKinty at terry@somersault.ca.

participating charities
Become a participating charity today by following the directions above. That's right, join the groups below with a link to your own pledge form, and a link to your organization's web site - and a great opportunity to raise funds for your 2012 program. Contact Terry at terry@somersault.ca, for information on how to do that.

• KidSport Ottawa - Web Site - Pledge Form
• Cumberland Cobra U14 Girls - L5 Soccer Team - Web Site - Pledge Form

wylie ryan day before mothers day 1km for kids

Hey, there is a great 1Km run, walk, or stroller race for the kids 11 and under as well. Come on out and run your 3, 5, 10, or 21.1Km, and then jog along (for free) with the younger ones, on a safe, traffic free 1Km.  Check it out at http://www.somersault.ca/eventaustinwylie.htm.

bytown walkers - a club of the event

We are fortunate to have the Bytown Walkers as one of the 'Clubs of the Event'.  Their experience ensures that this event will meet all your expectations.  Check out the Bytown Walkers at the web site below.

• Bytown Walkers - Web site

kidsport ottawa - the official charity of the somersault event series

KidSport Ottawa is the Official Charity of the 2012 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. For more information on KidSport Ottawa please visit www.kidsport.on.ca/ottawa

sole responsibility - looking for gently used shoes

Your gently used running shoes can benefit refugees in Africa and the poor in our city.   Please bring them to Race Kit Pick-Up to make a difference!  Adult and children’s gently used running shoes can be dropped into the Sole Responsibility box at Race Kit Pick-Up.  A toonie is requested with each pair to cover the cost of shipping.  

This year the shoes will be sent to refugees in Yemen and Kenya through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.  In addition, your shoes will help local high school students participate in track and field, students whose families don’t have the means to buy proper shoes.  They will also be provided to a local homeless shelter. 

The Somersault Champions Challenge program is one for those of you who participate in more than one Somersault event during the year, and who are interested in seeing how you stack up against others like you in overall, gender, and age group categories in the Somersault Run Series.

Each 2012 Somersault Run Series race (3Km and longer) is part of the Champions Challenge. Check out how you can score points in the Champions Challenge at http://www.somersault.ca/championshipstri.htm

day of the event

Saturday May 12, 2012

events & distances

• Half Marathon - 21.1Km Run
• 10 Km Run
• 5Km Run
• 3Km Run
• Para Categories in the 5Km
• Wylie Ryan Day Before Mothers Day 1Km Run - Click here for more information

start times

• 9:50 a.m. - Wylie Ryan 1Km
• 10:10a.m. - 3, 5, 10, & Half Marathon

participation categories

junior program

We are proud to continue to build the Junior Program in 2012.  This program is designed to encourage those from 12 - 19 years to participate, by including 2 year categories beginning at 13 & under, up to 18-19.  Participants in these categories will feel comfortable in Somersault events, and are automatically ranked in the Junior Champions Challenge. We have a 3Km and a 5Km run in this event for those 13 & under, and 14-15.

para categories

With the 'Won with One' organization as our advisor, we have introduced 3 disability categories in the 5Km run distance this year.  The disability categories are: Wheelchair, Mobility Impaired, and Visually impaired. We provide the 'para' participant's guide a feee entry.  Please email the guides' entry informtion to terry@somersault.ca.

student discount

Students born in 1988 or later, and enrolled in school during the 2011-2012 school year, receive a 40% discount on the entry fee.

early season entry fee discounts
As a courtesy to those of you who enter many Somersault events, who plan well ahead, or who are thrifty, we have a generous early season entry fee discount program. For more information on the early season discounts, trade discounts, and draw prizes, for which early season entrants are eligible, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/earlydiscounts.htm.

free change of entry if you enter by march 15
Each early season entry received by March 15, 2012, is eligible for one free change to another event in the same calendar year, if the event change request is made by the Sunday before each event.

Each entry received after March 15, 2012 is also eligible to transfer to another event in the same calendar year, for a $15 fee - if the event change request is made by the Sunday before the event.

Please Note: There are no partial refunds if the event change request is to a less expensive event, and there will be an additional charge if the change is to an event with a higher entry fee.

entry fee discounts and deadlines

entry fee schedule

Please click on the "Enter Now" button above to view the schedule of entry fees for all races.

entry fee conditions
There are no refunds for any reason - this includes event cancellation or event changes required by circumstances that are beyond our control, such as weather conditions. Credit cards and cheques are only accepted up to Sunday May 6th.

All entries after Sunday May 6th can only be made at Race Kit Pick Up, at a higher entry fee (see below), and must be paid in cash. Souvenir shirts are included with your entry up to Sunday, May 6th

late entry on race weekend

Late entries are accepted on race weekend at the locations and times below. Late entries are cash only, and at higher price.

race kit pick up & late entry
It is very hectic on race day morning, so we recommend you arrive early, at the beginning of the pick up timetable to avoid disappointment!

Race Day Pick Up - Friday, May 11th
Canada Aviation and Space Museum

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Race Day Pick Up - Saturday, May 12th

Canada Aviation and Space Museum
6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

important deadlines

awards and prizes

Everyone
All participants receive a completion medal at the finish line of their race.

Race Winners
The first place male and female solo winner of each race, receives a merchandise prize.

Top 3 Overall
The first three overall finishers in each race - male and female - will be honoured in an award presentation ceremony that will take place in the Awards Area shortly after they finish.

Category Top 3 Finishers
Each Age, Weight, and Relay Category top 3 finishers, is eligible for a Gold, Silver, or Bronze 'Award Medal Lanyard'. This 'Award Medal Lanyard' must be picked up on race day, any time after the results are posted at the Awards Table, or at an Award Ceremony.

Award Medal Lanyard Must Be Picked Up on Race Day
Check the official results to see if you finished in the top 3 in your category, and then you may claim your 'Award Medal Lanyard' at the Awards Table or at the Awards Ceremony.

If you do not receive your 'Award Medal Lanyard' on race day, you may send a self addressed, stamped envelope indicating the award, to 'Somersault, 411 Lefebvre Way, Ottawa, K1E 2W5', and one will be mailed to you.

official performance certificate
We are pleased to offer each race finisher, the opportunity to download and print an official certificate of their event performance. By Wednesday after the event you will be able go online to http://www.eventsonline.ca/fc/somersault.html, punch in your race number and obtain a certificate that highlights your race, finish time and place.

somersault iTab

You will LOVE the new Somersault event finishers’ medals!  Complete your race day experience with an iTaB .  Personalize your medal with your will your Name and Finish Time engraved on a small plate which fits neatly in to the back of your finishers’ medal. After the event, don’t forget to order your iTab.

Check it out –CLICK HERE - to complete your iTaB order.

souvenir t-shirt - 1, 3, 5, & 10km t-shirt- half marathon tech shirt
T-shirts are unisex sizing. Click here for sizing information. If your entry is received by Sunday, May 6, you will receive a free souvenir T-shirt if you attend the event. There are no exceptions to this deadline, so enter early. 

You are eligible for the souvenir shirt only if you attend at Race Kit Pick Up to pick it up. If you do not pick up your race kit, you are not eligible for the souvenir tech t-shirt.  Please do not request a shirt after the event.

tech shirt option
Tech shirts are sized by gender. Click here for sizing information. You can upgrade your souvenir event t-shirt to a high quality Tech T-Shirt for an extra $15, but only before the souvenir shirt deadline. The Tech Shirt comes without the sponsor logos on the back, so it makes a first class casual wear shirt. You are only eligible for the souvenir Tech T-Shirt,

• if you upgrade to the Tech Shirt when entering online, and
• if you pick up your race kit by event day.
  

zoomphoto.ca photography
We are pleased to be able to offer a photo program for participants in the Place d'Orleans Mothers Day Half Marathon, 10, 5 & 1Km Runs.  Zoomphoto will be offering you classy photos commemorating your participation.  Just go to http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm the day after the event for your photo.

aid stations

Electrolyte replacement fluid and water will be available at all Aid Stations on each of the run courses. Gel will be available to Half Marathon participants only. The Aid Stations are located every 2.5Km on all run courses.

post race refreshments
Enjoy a banana, a bagel, water, and electrolyte fluid after the run.

championchip timing 
We use Sportstats ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races. This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip Ankle Bracelet on their ankle during the race. This bracelet contains a computer chip that allows you to be timed.  No chip = no time.

You are responsible for obtaining your ChampionChip Ankle Bracelet on race morning from the Sportstats Tent near the Finish Line.  Do this at least 30 minutes before your race - earlier is better!  Races will not be held up waiting for those who forgot their ankle bracelet.

You must return your ChampionChip Ankle Bracelet immediately after you cross the finish line.  You are responsible for the cost if it is not returned - and it is expensive.

your results (Age is as of December 31, 2012)
Your personal results will be posted shortly after you finish the race.  Please check the results as soon as you can, to be sure they are accurate.  If  there are discrepancies, go to the Sportstats van near the Finish Line and provide them with the information you think is correct.  Results will only adjusted after race day, if it is our error.  Have the results people make changes before you leave the event site, or live with the results!

Results will be posted at http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm within 24 hours of the race.

wylie ryan day before mothers day run & spring half marathon program for kids
For information on the Wylie Ryan Day Before Mothers Day 1Km, please go to Wylie Ryan Day Before Mothers Day 1Km Run. You can enter the Wylie Ryan event from this event page as well as by, using the "Enter Now" button.

Check out the Wylie Ryan Day Before Mothers Day 1Km Run site as well, for information on an exciting new kids' program for home or school, that allows kids to enter a running program that sees them run a half marathon distance over a 1 month period before May 12th and then complete it with their Wylie Ryan Day Before Mothers Day 1Km Run on May 12th.

The Champions Challenge program is for those of you who participate in more than one Somersault event, and who might be interested in seeing how you stack up against others in overall, gender and gender age group categories, in the Somersault Run Series.

Each 2012 Somersault Run Series race (except the 1Km runs) is part of the Champions Challenge. Check out how you score points in the Champions Challenge at http://www.somersault.ca/championshipstri.htm.

event schedule - May 12th

race kit pick up & late entry
It is very hectic on race day morning, so we recommend and urge you arrive early, at the beginning of the pick up timetable to avoid disappointment - or pick up on Friday!

Race Day Pick Up - Friday, May 11th
Canada Aviation and Space Museum

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Race Day Pick Up - Saturday, May 12th
Canada Aviation and Space Museum

6:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  

courses

Click here for a map of the courses. h)..

The 3Km, 5Km and 10Km run courses start on the overpass above the Aviation Parkway on the Rockcliffe Parkway and head East on the Rockcliffe Parkway to just before the halfway mark (because the start and finish lines are in different locations), and then head back on the Eastern Parkway to the Aviation Museum Finish Line.

The Half Marathon will be out and back twice (from start to finish) on the 10Km course. At the end of the first loop, half marathon runners run past and to the left of the Finish Line , completing a small loop, and then thry return to the start line to run the 10Km loop a second time before heading to the Finish Line.

your first run?
Click here to go to our beginner and novice site for assistance.

race info updates
We will email 3 weekly Place d'Orleans Day Before Mothers Day Runs Newsletters to participants with the latest updates prior to the race.  These newsletters are very important as they will identify  changes, answer your questions and recommend race day procedures that will make your event day a better one. 

Please provide an accessible email address on your entry form if you wish to receive these Newsletters. You may want to use a personal email address rather than your work email, because many employers utilize filters that will not let the Newsletter through.