A fun and fitness day for everyone in the family - at the Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre in Orleans!  We are pleased to welcome Place d'Orleans back as our Title Sponsor and thank them for their generosity.  We hope you plan to stay after the runs and check out the great stores in the mall.

The Half Marathon and 10Km courses are challenging, scenic, and measured, for the fit and the competitive. All run courses are out and back, starting and ending at Place d'Orleans.

The 5Km Fun Run - hopefully with Mom giving it a try too - features our famous "Mother/Son", "Mother/Daughter", and "Mother/Father" categories and a course that provides a great opportunity for the family to get some fresh air together.  

The Austin Wylie 1 Km Run for Mom is for kids up to 12 years of age. It is a super event for schools and clubs to raise funds for their activity programs. Everyone stays on the grounds of Place d'Orleans. Click here to go to the Austin Wylie page for information on how you and your group can benefit from participating.

We are proud to be assisting the Cumberland - Orleans Community Resource Centre who provide food and other support to needy residents of Ottawa East. Be sure to bring at least 2 non-perishable food items with you.

event highlights

• Stroller category in the 5Km
• A rose for every mom
• Personalized participant number bibs
• Medals for all finishers at the finish line
• Safe measured out and back courses
• Post race refreshments

events & distances

• The Half Marathon - 21.1Km
• The 10 Km Run
• The 5Km Fun Run and Walk
• Austin Wylie 1Km Run for Mom

cumberland/orleans community resource centre
We are all supporting the community resource centre in this event.  To qualify for your souvenir shirt at Race Kit Pick Up, you must bring 2 items o fnon-perishable food items. Most needed items include: cans of beans, peanut butter, boxes of cereal, canned tonmatoes, soup, school snacks,cans of stew, canned salmon/chicken/ham, canned pasta, canned fruit, canned vegetables, tomato sauce, dry pasta, boxes of cookies, boxes of crackers, and cake mixes.

Remember, to bring 2 food items, or a toonie donation to Race Kit Pick Up.

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

event schedule

6:00.-8:30 a.m.	Race Kit Pick Up & Late Entry
8:30 a.m.	Half Marathon
8:45 a.m.	10Km Start
8:55 a.m.	5Km Fun Run Start
9:05 a.m.	Austin Wylie 1Km Start
10:00 a.m.	Awards Ceremonies

participation categories

awards and prizes

Half Marathon Run	Merchandise to the first three overall  Medals to the top 3 in all categories Medals for al finishers at the finish line Roses to All Moms Draw Prizes
10Km Run & Walk	Medals for all finishers at the fiinish line Merchandise to the winners Medals to the top 3 in all categories Roses to All Moms Draw Prizes
5Km Run & Walk	Medals for all finishers at the finish line Merchandise to the top team in Mother/ categories Roses to All Moms Medals to the top 3 in all categories

Awards Not Picked Up on Race Day
Due to the administrative cost and time required to process post race requests for medals, we require that all place medals be picked up on race day.  If you want a medal after race day, you must mail a self addressed stamped envelope and $5 payable to Somersault Promotions.  Your medal will be mailed to you.  

souvenir shirt
Our colourful event shirts are popular.  If your entry is received by Sunday April 30 you receive one free.  We urge you to bring 2 non-perishable food items or make a toonie donation to the Cumberland - Orleans Community Resource Centre at Race Kit Pick Up.  Those 18 and under must pay $10 in addition to their entry fee to receive a shirt).

You may want to upgrade to a long sleeve shirt for an extra $10, or a "Tech" shirt for an extra $15.  Please note: If you do not pick up your race kit, you are not eligible for the souvenir shirt.  Please do not request a shirt after the event.  

ChampionChip timing 
We use 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 timing people at their 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 to Sportstats 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, 2006)
Your personal results will be posted very soon 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 www.somersault.ca within 24 hours of the race.

post race refreshments
Enjoy fruit, a bagel and a drink after the run.

volunteers
The Mothers Day Run 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.  Call us if you are interested and if your club can provide 10 or more volunteers.

entering online is recommended
We encourage you to enter online. That way you receive an immediate confirmation of payment. Avoid the hassle of writing a cheque and mailing or dropping off your form, go to www.somersault.ca and enter.

early season entry fee discounts
As a courtesy to those of you who enter many Somersault events, who plan well ahead or who are just thrifty, we have a generous early season entry fee discount program.

Each early season entry is allowed one event change, if the change request is made by the Monnday two weeks before the event.

entry fee discounts and deadlines

Dec. 31, 2005	20% discount off the regular entry fee	Free change of event deadline - April 24
Feb. 15, 2006	15% off the regular entry fee	Free change of event deadline - April 24
Mar. 15, 2006	10% off the regular entry fee	Change of event deadline - April 24 - Change cost is $15

entry fee schedule after discount deadline

Event Fee	Regular Entry Fee March 16 to April 24	April 25       to April 30	After April 30
Half Marathon	$50	$60	$65 Cash
10Km	$35	$45	$50 Cash
5Km	$30	$40	$45 Cash
18 & under	$15	$20	$25 Cash
60 & over	10% Off	As above	As Above

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 cheqeues are only accepted up to Sunday April 30.

All entries after Sunday April 30 can only be made at Race Kit Pick Up and they must be paid in cash. Souvenir shirts are included with your entry up to Sunday, April 30 only - no exceptions. Participants 18 and under pay $10 extra for a shirt.

entry drop off locations

important deadlines

somersault's commitment to youth in 2006
Somersault Promotions is dedicated to providing support to children and youth in sport and physical activity.  Clubs can benefit by either applying to use this event as their own fundraiser or lend a group of volunteers to the event for a club donation.  
  

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 undergrond on the North side of the Shopping Centre. (if it is full, park outside the underground parking entracne and walk in through it.

Participants will go up th eeleveator from the underground parking lot to the 2nd floor where Race Kit Pick Up is located. Awards will also be presented there after the race.

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 antracne and walk in to the elevator which take syou to the 2nd floor Race Kit Pick Up area - and washrooms.

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

It is very hectic on race day morning at the registration tables.  We recommend and urge you to pick up your event kit and number at the pre-event day pick up site.  Then you can sleep in a little longer on race day too!

If you do plan to pick up on race morning, please arrive at the beginning of the pick up timetable - avoid disappointment!

Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6

Race Day Pick Up - Sunday, May 7th
Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre 
6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 

course descriptions
Run Courses - Out and Back
All run course are out and back course, so you get to see your friends and mothers 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 Rive 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 at Place d'Orleans.

Water and Gatorade Stations are positioned every 2.5Km.

The course is a gentle down hill run for the first 2Km and then flat along the river.