The Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend was a huge success! With the support of our amazing donors, we raised a total of $13,160 in support of DeafBlind Ontario Foundation (DBOF)!

Check out a few of our teams and racers below to see how their weekend went:

Kevin Daoust is one of our board members and completed the half marathon from the streets of Ottawa! He raised an incredible total of $4,155! Kevin finished the race in 1h58 minutes and placed 3,999 out of 12, 002 runners. Congratulations on your race and fundraising, Kevin!

‘Yvonne’s Walkers’ is our team walking in memory of Yvonne Kretschmer, raising funds to support her peers through DBOF. Trixie, Dave, and Brenda completed their walk in London, exploring Westminster Pond trails. They were our highest raising team, raising an amazing $5,645, with Trixie raising $4,215 on her own to upgrade lighting in our London Lions Mercel home!

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‘Miles that Matter’ is our Communications and Fund Development team. Featured is Sarah who completed the 2km walk on a local track in Peterborough, and Cassandra who did the 2km walk from the streets of Ottawa. Their team raised a total of $1,690!

‘Central Sole Sisters (and misters)’ is our York & Simcoe based team. They completed the 2km walk from their local trails and raised $1,120!

Thank you so much to all our donors and racers! Your generosity and dedication made the 2026 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend a huge success.