Place d'Orleans, Ottawa, Ontario

We are pleased to host the Place d'Orleans Mothers Day Runs; which includes Half Marathon, 10Km, 5Km, 3Km, & 1Km distances . Thanks goes to the Place d'Orleans Centre for it's sponsorship support of this signature Orleans event, and for helping the minor sports teams and clubs which benefit from it.  We hope you plan to stay after the event and check out the great stores at Place d'Orleans.

Support for Minor Sports, Recreation, and School Physical Education Programs is the theme of this annual Ottawa East 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 the kids 11 and under event too, at the Wylie Ryan Mothers Day 1 Km.

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' 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 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 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.

Click here to find out how you can register as a Participating Charity and start raising funds. If you have questions or require more information, please contact Terry McKinty at terry@somersault.ca.

particpating 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.

• Cumberland Panthers Football Club - Web Site - Pledge Form
• Plantagenet Public School - Pledge Form
• KidSport Ottawa - Web Site - Pledge Form
• Cumberland Cobra U13 Girls - L5 Soccer Team - Web Site - Pledge Form
• Kathryn & Robbie's 'Me to We' Ecuador Project - Web Site - Pledge Form
• Gloucester Hornets U15 Boys Socccer Team - Web Site - Pledge Form
• Cumberland Cobras U12 Girls - L5 Soccer Team Web Site - Pledge form
  

wylie ryan 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.

clubs of the event

We are pleased to have two organizations provide event personnel, expertise, and sweat, to help make the Place d'Orleans Mothers' Day Run a good one for the participants. These organizations enjoy "Club of the Event" status.

The Bytown Walkers is the Club of the Event for the longer races - the 10Km and Half Marathon races, while the Cumberland Panthers Football Club is the Club of the Event for the event site, and the 1, 3, & 5Km Races. We are pleased to make significant donations to each of these organizations in return for their event support.

• Bytown Walkers - Web site
• Cumberland Panthers - Web site

kidsport ottawa - the official charity of the somersault 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

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

Sunday May 13, 2012

events & distances

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

start time

• 8:45 a.m. - 3, 5, 10, & Half Marathon
• 9:50 a.m. - Wylie Ryan 1Km

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 the Juniors.

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 january 31st
Each early season entry received by January 31, 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 January 31, 2012 and by March 15, 2012 is also eligible to transfer to another event in the same calendar year - 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, 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, on this fee schedule.

**Wylie Ryan Kids Events are $15 - no discounts

race kit pick up & late entry
Race Kit Pick Up on race day is on the first floor of the Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre which you can get to on the elevator from the underground garage at the Shopping Centre.

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 - Saturday, May 12th
Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre

Unit 102 beside The Sens Store near the Mall entrance to The Bay

1st Floor beside The Bay at the elevator from the underground garage  
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Race Day Pick Up - Sunday, May 13th
Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre

Unit 102 beside The Sens Store near the Mall entrance to The Bay

1st Floor beside The Bay at the elevator from the underground garage  

6:30 a.m. - 8:00 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.

souvenir t-shirt - 1, 3, 5, & 10km - half marathon tech shirt
T-shirts is 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.
  

Please Note: This year men's Tech Shirt sizing is the same as you would normally wear.

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.

chimo hotel - the official somersault event hotel
The CHIMO Hotel in Ottawa, is the official Somersault Event Hotel for 2012.  The CHIMO is conveniently located directly off Highway 417, via the St. Laurent Blvd. North exit. The hotel address is 1199 Joseph Cyr Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1J 7T4.

The hotel is a convenient drive from the event site, and close to excellent shopping, restaurants, and National Capital Region attractions. Visit the Chimo Hotel web site(www.chimohotel.com). All rooms come with Free high speed internet access, free local phone calls, a mini-fridge, and coffee maker.

When calling to reserve a room, state that you would like the "Somersault Promotions Preferred Corporate Rate".  You can contact the hotel at 1-800-387-9779, or email chimo@chimohotel.com.

eload aid stations

eLoad, and Water will be available at all Aid Stations on each of the run courses. eLoad 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 eLoad after the run.

championchip timing 
We use Sportstats ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races. This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip 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 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 bracelet.

You must return your ChampionChip 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 mothers day run & half marathon program for kids
For information on the Wylie Ryan Mothers Day 1Km, please go to Wylie Ryan 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 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 13th and then complete it with their Wylie Ryan Mothers Day 1Km Run on May 13th.

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) 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 13th

directions
Take the Queensway East past Orleans on Regional Road 174 to the Place d'Orleans exit off the Queensway.  Turn right at the traffic lights on and then make the next left into Place d'Orleans.. Take the next left and follow the signs to the parking area underground on the North side of the Shopping Centre. (if it is full, park outside the underground parking entrance and walk in through it.

Participants will go up the elevator from the underground parking lot to the 1st floor where Race Kit Pick Up is located, right beside "The Sens Store". From there, you go up the elevator to the 2nd floor and walk across the Quennsway in the pedestrian bridge.

parking
Parking is in the underground garage on the North West side of the Shopping Centre.  If the underground lot is full, park outside the underground parking entrance and walk in to the elevator which take you to the 1st floor Race Kit Pick Up area beside "The Sens Store".

race kit pick up & late entry
Race Kit Pick Up on race day is on the first floor of the Shopping Centre which you can get to from the elevator in the underground garage under the Shopping Centre.

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!

Race Day Pick Up - Saturday, May 12th
Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre

Unit 102 beside The Sens Store near the MNall entrance to The Bay

1st Floor beside The Bay at the elevator from the underground garage  
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Race Day Pick Up - Sunday, May 13th
Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre

Unit 102 beside The Sens Store near the MNall entrance to The Bay

1st Floor beside The Bay at the elevator from the underground garage  

6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.  

course maps and how to view
Somersault event maps are featured through the Google Maps service.  Participants may easily view course maps using your Explorer or Firefox browsers.

Click here for instructions on how to best view the course maps.

To go to the course maps, click here

Run Courses - Out and Back
All run course are out and back course, so you get to see your friends and family on the way back.

The starts are all directly in front of the North entrance of Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre and head directly North on Champlain St. to the Ottawa River Recreational Pathway. From here all runners head West on the path to their respective turn around points.

The 5Km runners turn at 2.5Km, the 10Km runners turn at 5Km and the Half marathoners turn at the 10.55Km points, and all return on the same route to the Finish Line in the OC TRanspo Parking Lot on the North side of the Queensway.

Water and eLoad Stations are positioned every 2.5Km on the course, which is a gentle down hill run for the first kilometre, flat along the Ottawa River recreational pathway, with turn around and return along the same route.

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

volunteers
The Place d'Orleans Mothers Day Runs is a great opportunity for schools or clubs to raise some money by volunteering their members - a fun way to pick up a few hundred dollars.  Email us if you are interested or if your club can provide 10 or more volunteers - info@somersault.ca. For more information on our volunteer program, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/volunteers.htm.

race info updates
We will email 3 weekly Place d'Orleans 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.