Sun, Feb 16, 2025
Embrace Winter Run - Supporting Imerman Angels
About the Event
REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024
An Official Winterlude Event:
This winter running event has something for everyone: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and 3K, and Kids 1K.
Embrace Winter is an official event of Ottawa’s biggest and best winter festival - Winterlude. This scenic run takes you through true Canadian winter landscapes and is a great motivator to stay active this winter.
Participants love:
- Celebrating Canadian winters!
- The added challenge of running in the winter.
- A closed, paved road for the run course, making it as safe as possible to Embrace Winter.
Included in your registration is:
- Bragging rights!
- A personalized race bib.
- Professional timing from Sportstats.
- A certified course and Boston Marathon Qualifier.
- On-course nutrition from F2C.
- Race Photography, sponsored by John Gomes Real Estate.
- Post-Race snacks.
- Post-Race hot chocolate.
- Post-Race non-alcoholic beer from Libra.
- Pre and Post-Race massages from triOS College.
- Podium Prizes for the top 3 male, female, and non-binary athletes, from TWIGZ.
- Discounted Post-Race brunch at Mill St Brewpub. Save 20% on your post-run brunch (excludes alcohol), only a 650M walk from our event ($).
- Memories that you won't soon forget.
Important Deadlines:
- Shirt Deadline - January 16th. If you're interested in ordering an event shirt for this race, be sure to register and add a shirt to your order before the Shirt Deadline. After that date, we won't be able to add shirts to our order.
- Medal Deadline - January 16th. We keep our prices low and make the finisher's medal an optional add-on. If you want to commemorate this achievement with a finisher's medal, make sure to register before January 18th and add the medal to your order. After this date, medals will be available to order subject to availability.
- Online Registration Deadline - February 11th at 6pm. If you don't sign up by then, you can still sign up online, in person on race day, or at bib pick-up, subject to availability. Some of our races sell out, so make sure to sign up early!
Bib Pick Up:
- Saturday, February 15th from 1 pm to 4 pm. Pickup will be at Sports4, College Square. They're located at 1371 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean, ON K2G 1V7.
- Sunday, February 16th, starting at 7:15 am. Pickup will be inside the War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl, Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8.
- Special Offer! If you pick up your bib at Sports4 on February 16th, you'll get a 15$ discount on your Sports4 purchase if you donate a pair of gently used shoes. The shoes will be given to Footwear4Kids.
Pre-Race Newsletter:
Already signed up? When it's ready, we'll have the pre-race newsletter posted here. It has all the last-minute info that you'll need to get the most out of the event.
2024 Results:
Click HERE to see the results from the 2024 Embrace Winter Run. All ages and abilities are welcome, and this page will show you where you might stack up!
When & Where
Date & Time
Sun, Feb 16, 2025
Location
Canadian War Museum
Race Options
08:00 AM - Marathon
$115.00
09:00 AM - Half Marathon
$90.00
09:30 AM - 10K
$60.00
10:00 AM - 5K
$50.00
10:30 AM - 3K
$40.00
10:40 AM - Snowy Shuffle Kids 1K - Includes Medal
$25.00
Fundraiser
Charity of the Event - Imerman Angels
Imerman Angels envisions a world where cancer is not a solitary experience. Their mission is to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.
- Raised
- $0.00
- Goal
- $1000.00
Course Maps
Course Map
Our 2025 Course Map features nice views of the Ottawa River, Downtown Ottawa, and the Canadian War Museum.
Where & When
Sun, Feb 16, 2025
1 Vimy Pl, Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8, Canada
Refund Policy
Refunds can only be issued if you purchase cancellation insurance. Purchasing the insurance allows you to ask for a refund anytime before the start of the race, for any reason. No questions asked!