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Sports 4 Emilie's 5Km Run for Women Only is a celebration of women's running, and walking, It offers something for all ages and stages, from the very fast to the recreational participant. It will be a blast!

Somersault is pleased to welcome back Sports 4 as the 'Official Title Sponsor' of the Sports 4 Emilie's Run. Thanks to its sponsorship, Sports4 Emilie's Run will feature cash prizing. Sports 4 is also the Run Sponsor of the Somersault Event Series and all its Ottawa and area running  events.

We invite all women, regardless of age or stage, to participate in Sports 4 Emilie's 5Km Run for Women Only. Fast or not so fast, you will enjoy the experience! Bring along your family, and friends too. Kids 11 and under (boys and girls) can participate, in the Wylie Ryan Aviation Museum 1Km Kids Run (Click Here for information on it), which takes place right after your race. You can jog along for free with your kids if you want. For those of you who aren't participating in the Sports4 Emilie's Run, but who still want to be part of the action, why not consider volunteering on the day, assisting at the aid stations, greeting runners at the Finish Line, or working at registration. Contact us to learn more about being part of this celebration of Women's running at info@somersault.ca.

There are great prizes - cash for record breakers and winners, and medals for everyone who finishes, as well as Gold, Silver, and Bronze Lanyards for category leaders, and of course draw prizes for the lucky.

Emilie was involved in many sports at an early age – from soccer to mountain biking…she began competing in athletics at age 14, first as a multi-event athlete then turning her focus toward distance running… winning her first national junior cross country title in 1997 was her breakthrough on the national scene… soon she landed her first junior national team – the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 10th, one of the best placings ever by a Canadian athlete at this event.

Emilie is from a small city in Quebec… she developed a interest toward nature and animals, which lead her to enroll in Biological Sciences… she moved to British Columbia in 2001 to train and study at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC, where Mike Lonerhan began coaching her… she finished 2nd in the 2001 National Cross Country Championships when she hit the senior scene... by the next summer, she was ranked in the Canadian top three in three different track events and she claimed the 2002 national 1500m champion title… in 2001 and 2002, Emilie also competed in the NAIA American universities league which lead to a NAIA national cross country record.

In 2003, she became known on the international scene with a 13th place finish at IAAF World Cross Country which was followed by a Canadian 5km Road Record. During the summer season, she became the first Canadian women to ever run under 15:00 for 5000m which she did at World Championships in Athletics breaking National 5000m record and ending up in 12th place. In 2003, she decided to stop competing in the NAIA and focus on National teams and professional races for ADIDAS. Her first IAAF title came when she lead Team Canada to get the bronze medal on the senior short course race (4km) at the 2004 World Cross Country Championships. This medal is the first earn by Canada in cross-country since 1983.

In the summer of 2006, Emilie moved to the Ottawa area to train for the marathon under Ken Parker, founder of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team. She was to make her marathon debut at the 2006 New York City Marathon.

On September 9th at approximately 3 PM, following a 2 hour training run along the Rockcliffe Parkway accompanied by her coach Parker who cycled along side her, she left to drive to Mascouche, Quebec for a high school reunion and to visit her family. While driving along hichway 417 towards Montreal she lost control of her car and crashed. She was airlifted to Ottawa's Civic Hospital where she passed away without regaining conciousness.

Entry fee of $47.50.