With cross country and indoor track seasons arriving, the Running Room is hosting a special discount day at all Ottawa locations Saturday October 24 from 9:00 am to 6 pm. All members of the Ottawa Lions including family, coaches and Board members, can com ...
Five Lions named tops in the province
After receiving the largest number of nominations in club history, its no wonder the Lions took their largest share of hardware home from last weekend's Athletics Ontario Awards Banquet as five athletes were recognized with six awards. Headlining the list ...
Gee Gee Women Second At Hoffman Invititational
It was a beautiful day for a cross country race Saturday morning on the campus of St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. Both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University varsity teams were in action along with a small number of Lions athletes as the ...
Lions mourn loss of Gerard Mach (1926-2015)
UPDATE: Statements from Club Vice-president Ken Porter and Head Coach Andy McInnis Many decades ago I attended Gerard Mach's very first coaching presentation in Canada. It was delivered in German with English interpretation. Despite the language barrier ...
Berhe wins Army Run 5km
In the kick off to the fall cross country season, scores of Lions runners took to the streets along the Rideau Canal for the annual Army Run. In the men's 5km race, the University of Ottawa's Alex Berhe was the top finisher among the field of nearly 5000, ...
Trio of Lions named to IPC World Championship Team
The summer track season isn't over quite yet for a trio of Lions chosen yesterday to represent Canada at the upcoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Josh Cassidy, Jason Dunkerley and his guide Joshua Karanja w ...
Record 17 Lions up for Provincial Awards
When Athletics Ontario released their annual list of provincial award nominees there was one recurring name that showed up more than any other - Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club. After being named AO Overall Club Champions for 2015, a record 17 Lion athl ...
Bishop Wins 800m Silver at Worlds
When Melissa Bishop crossed the finish line Saturday night in Beijing, she did something no other member in club history had ever done – win an individual medal at the IAAF World Championships. Completing two laps of the famed Bird’s Nest Stadium in one m ...
Bishop Breaks Canadian Record
From the Canadian Press Eganville's Melissa Bishop glanced over her shoulder at the scoreboard one final time Thursday night, as if to make sure she'd read it correctly. Then, moments after making history in the women's 800 metres, she switched her focus ...
Bishop and Kaba Advance to World Semi-Finals
If you’re an Ottawa Lions fan, then Tuesday night between 11pm and midnight was a very exciting time as both Melissa Bishop and Sekou Kaba advanced to the semi-finals at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Bishop, who has stated her goal is to make t ...