Run for Women - Ottawa
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Event information
Shoppers Drug Mart Run for Women - Ottawa 2026 takes place on May 31, 2026 at Hog's Back Park, 600 Hog's Back Rd, Ottawa, ON K1V 1H8. The event offers multiple distance options including a short children’s event and both run and walk formats. The listed distances are:
- 1K Little Steps
- 10K run
- 5K run
- 5K walk
The event page shows 343 participants registered.
Fundraising and purpose
The event supports gender-specific mental health research and care at The Royal. Fundraising figures on the event page show $3,408.38 raised toward a $153,000 fundraising goal. The event materials note several statistics about women’s mental health, including that women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression or anxiety, suicide attempts are reported as higher in females than males, and that females are underrepresented in clinical research. Title and national sponsors are listed for the event. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.