The world's oldest marathon race returned to the streets of Boston Monday morning with a familiar face near the top of the leader board. Canadian record holder Joshua Cassidy placed fifth with a time of 1:28:56 - his fastest marathon since the 2017 editio ...
Estwick named head coach of Team Ontario for Canada Summer Games
In a post on their Instagram feed yesterday, Athletics Ontario announced Leslie Estwick will serve as head coach for Team Ontario for the 2022 Canada Summer Games. The Games are scheduled for August 6-21 with the Athletics portion being held at the newly ...
President’s Corner for September 2021
Hi everyone – and Happy (very early!) October! Welcome to our September President’s Corner! The monthly President’s Corner is an opportunity to see what’s happening within the Club, to hear about what our Board of Directors is working on, and to learn ...
Season starts off with a bang at Capital Cross Country Challenge
Not too often you get to wrap a Dicken's quote into a write up about a cross country race, but the conditions at this past weekend's Capital Cross Country Challenge was straight out of the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities. Friday afternoon's high sc ...
Lions celebrate the best of past two year at awards banquet
For the first time in Club history, the Ottawa Lions gathered on the Mondo surface at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility to celebrate their annual awards banquet. Last night's ceremony was a unique event as it also served to recognize the stand out efforts f ...
2021 Canadian Cross Country Championships Take Over the Capital
As Ottawa weather turns cold and wet, the country’s best cross country racers will heat up the trails of our Nation’s Capital for the 2021 Canadian Cross Country Championships, to be held November 27. “Winning a national championship is always a specia ...
Looking for athletes to participate in study on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
Dear Canadian Athletes, We’re reaching out to see if you would possibly considering being part of an online questionnaire/study (20-30 min), assessing potential signs and symptoms of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in athletes (female and ...
Lions to host annual banquet October 2nd
Dear Lions, You are invited to attend the official return of the Ottawa Lions Banquet on Saturday, October 2nd 2021! It will be a night under the lights as we celebrate and reflect on the hard work, commitment and effort put forward over the past tw ...
Robertson opens XC season with victory
The crisp air of fall is slowly returning and students are heading back to school, which can only mean the start of a new cross country season is upon us. Kevin Robertson got things off on the right foot Saturday as he took home the men's title at the Har ...
Lions mourn loss of former athlete Steve Nkusi
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of former Lions high jumper Steve Nkusi Saturday evening. While only with the Club for a short four years, the man known for an infectious smile made a significant impact on everyone who had the ...