Paul Gains
Whether the course for the Tartan Ottawa International Marathon has minor deviations or not, the streets of Canada’s national capital will be entirely familiar to Adugna Takele when he races this gold label race on May 29th.
Twice before, the now 33-year-old Ethiopian has competed in the marathon here finishing 3rd in 2018 and 5th in 2019. Will it be a case of third time lucky?
Some aficionados might remember he also finished 2nd in the Ottawa 10k on his first visit. That was in 2013. Though he ran an astonishing 27:38 that day, he lost a close battle for victory but still wound up as the fastest 10k runner in the world that year having won the Taroudant 10k in Morocco in 27:30.
Despite success at that distance, he decided to move up to the marathon a short time later.
Whether the course for the Tartan Ottawa International Marathon has minor deviations or not, the streets of Canada’s national capital will be entirely familiar to Adugna Takele when he races this gold label race May 29th.
Twice before, the now 33-year-old Ethiopian has competed in the marathon here finishing 3rd in 2018 and 5th in 2019. Will it be a case of third time lucky?
Some aficionados might remember he also finished 2nd in the Ottawa 10k on his first visit. That was in 2013. Though he ran an astonishing 27:38 that day, he lost a close battle for victory but still wound up as the fastest 10k runner in the world that year having won the Taroudant 10k in Morocco in 27:30.
Despite success at that distance, he decided to move up to the marathon a short time later.
