Hi all,

On May 25th, 2025, I'm running in the 2025 Ottawa Race Weekend Marathon. I will be raising funds in support of the Ottawa Food Bank.

Growing up, I watched my dad run in many Ottawa Race Weekend marathons. After retirement and moving west, he also was a committed volunteer for the food bank in his local community of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast of B.C..

2024 marked the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Food Bank, and the 50th anniversary of the Ottawa Marathon. When a friend persuaded me to register for the 2024 race, I thought I could honour my dad's memory by bringing these two things together. While I ended up deferring for a year due to injury, I'm now one week away from giving this a shot.

I'm raising money for the Ottawa Food Bank because everyone deserves access to healthy food. 1 in 4 households in Ottawa faced food insecurity in 2023, up from 1 in 7 in 2022.

If you would like to support this cause, please consider donating through this page. And if you feel instead that you would like to support your local community food bank, or another charity, that is great too! I'd love to hear from you.

This year, I will be grateful just to have the opportunity to run and support this worthy cause. I know I will be thinking of my dad. I will also be thinking of my cousin Chris, on whose birthday the run will be held.

Whether able to donate or not, thanks all for your support!

All the best,

Errol