On Thursday, May 21, 2026, we hosted a shakeout run at Lansdowne Park during Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.
It started at 7:00 PM. All paces, all welcome. The weather was excellent.
What a shakeout is
In the last days before a race, you do not need a hard workout. You need an easy run to loosen your legs and settle your nerves. A shakeout is that, with other people.
We built ours for everyone in town that weekend, whether you were racing the marathon, the 10K, or just came to run with company.
The routes
We set two routes, 5K and 3K, so the short option was a real option and not an afterthought.
Shoe demo, giveaways and raffles
Our partners made the night more than a run.
- Altra Running ran a shoe demo, so runners could try shoes before race day.
- Bushtukah brought gels and other items to give away and raffle.
- XACT Nutrition brought hydration, a recovery drink and gels to sample, and gave away a couple of nutrition boxes.
Thank you to all three.
The night
Everyone there knew what the weekend was for. The marathon was days away, the nerves were in the room, and people were excited.
It felt like a celebration of all the training everyone had put in before race day. The hard work was done. This was the night to enjoy it with other people who had done the same, with an easy run and a few giveaways.
If you raced that weekend, congratulations. If you came to run with company, thank you for being part of it.
What is next
The shakeout is one night. The Thursday run club is every week: 19:00 at Sporting Life Lansdowne, 125 Marché Way, no sign-up, no fee. Details on the run club page. See every upcoming and past event on our events page.
