ITS TIME TO RACE AGAIN

10K WHEELCHAIR ROAD RACE . 1K WHEELCHAIR RELAY

The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP), in cooperation with The Canadian Paralympic Foundation and the Ottawa Lions Athletic Club, each year invites people from all over the world to compete in this premiere event. "We have proven that we can attract a world class field of participants to our 10K Road Race," says Vim Kochhar, CFPDP Chair.

The wheelchair 10k course is a flat .8K loop at Parliament Hill, Ottawa with a prize purse of $30,000.00 (CAD) to be distributed over 2 categories - Men's Open and Women's Open.

The scheduled date of October 28, 2010 has been postponed to Spring 2011. Please watch for the new date on this website in the near future.

Why Participate?

Raise awareness for sport and athletes with a disability
Raise awareness for active living and disabilities
Raise funds for local organizations for the physically disabled and the Canadian Paralympic team

What's in it for the Local Organization?

Raise awareness for your organization; your organization's name will be included in various event promotional pieces.
Raise funds for your organization; 50% of pledges collected by your members goes back to your organization.
Possibility of receiving a wheelchair; each corporate team can purchase a wheelchair and donate it to a local organization