Embrace Winter Run - Supporting Imerman Angels

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. 

This race has lots of extra features for anyone who participates.

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 Somersault multi-use neck gaiter
• A personalized race bib.
• Professional timing from Sportstats.
• A certified course and Boston Marathon Qualifier.
• On-course nutrition from F2C.
• Race Photography.
• Post-Race snacks.
• Post-Race hot chocolate and chicken broth.
• Pre and Post-Race massages from the International Academy of Massage.
• Discounted Post-Race brunch at Mill St Brewpub. Save 20% on your post-run brunch (excludes alcohol), only a 650M walk from our event ($).
• Podium Prizes for the top 3 male, female, and non-binary athletes, from The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club
• Memories that you won't soon forget.

Important Deadlines:

• Medal Deadline - January 18th. 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.
• Shirt Deadline - January 18th. If you would like to pick up your souvenir shirt during bib pick-up or race day, it must be ordered before January 18th. If you miss the deadline, you can still order the shirt AT THIS LINK. The shirt will be available for online order starting February 18th. You can also try on some sample sizes at the event. 
• Online Registration Deadline - February 13th at 6pm. If you don't sign up by then, you can still sign up 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 17th from noon to 3 pm. Pickup will be at Decathlon Ottawa, 1055 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1K 3B1. 
• Sunday, February 18th, starting at 7:15 am. Pickup will be inside the War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl, Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8.