The IRONMAN Group has reported approximately 3,000 registered athletes in the first edition of IRONMAN Canada – Ottawa to take place in the Canadian capital city.
The inaugural IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa triathlon officially sold out of general registration over a year in advance. Part of the IRONMAN North America Series, the event took place on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Despite IRONMAN pointing to around 3,000 athletes registered for the event, there were 1,894 finishers (564 female and 1,330 male).
Luke Evans of Toronto, Ontario in the 25-29 age group, was the first to cross the line with a time of 8:40:22. Aliisa Heiskanen of Gatineau, Québec, in the 25-29 age group, took the win in the women’s race, crossing the finish line with a time of 9:32:46.
Athletes were treated to a racing tour of the capital city through a course that began with a 3.8km two-loop swim in the Ottawa River from Britannia Beach, a 180km bike course using closed parkways passing via landmarks and landscapes to the east and a 42.2km run throughout the downtown core of Ottawa before finishing against the backdrop of the Canadian Parliament.
The event offered men’s and women’s age group qualifying slots to the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship on September 14, 2025, in Nice, France (men), and on October 11, 2025, in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i (women).
The IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa will return to the Canadian capital city on August 2, 2026. General registration for the 2026 edition will open on August 7, 2025.
