Help on a hot Race Weekend!
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Good afternoon, Kitchissippi!
As I think most everyone knows, the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is this weekend, and it's forecast to be a hot one! If the heat goes up to what they're expecting, it could be uncomfortable for some of the participants. The race organizers have asked us to pass on the message below asking for your help with sprinklers and hoses to cool runners and walkers as they pass.
In past, I've seen many residents do exactly this during the Hintonburg 5k. If you can get a hose to the street, set it to mist, and either run a cooling mist over part of the roadway (giving those who would prefer not to run through it a dry alternative), or ask runners if they'd like a soak as they approach. On Wellington/Richmond, businesses can help out if they can get a hose on the front of the building. On Fairmont, it should be relatively easy to set up a sprinkler.
Here's the note. Hope you can help out!
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Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend takes place Saturday and Sunday in Ottawa-Gatineau, bringing thousands of runners from the area and out of town through your neighbourhood.
With high temperatures forecast for the weekend, we are asking you to help keep runners cool by turning on your sprinklers and hoses and dousing them as they run by your home. Many are running for charitable causes, so you'll be helping them in more than one way.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation -- for helping the runners, and for your patience with the usual road closures in your neighbourhood.
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