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Everything you need to know about OFSAA 2019

Everything you need to know about the 2019 OFSAA Track and Field Championships

OFSAA Track

This week are the 2019 OFSAA Track and Field Championships in Guelph, Ont. OFSAA is one of the biggest track meets in North America, and this year is sure to have one of the largest number of attendees yet as the facility is hosting the Speed River Inferno following OFSAA on Friday evening. Canadian 800m record holder Melissa Bishop is set to race her first 800m since giving birth last summer during the evening programme.

Myles Misener-Daley pre-OFSAA 2019. Photo: Maxine Gravina

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Thursday schedule

4:00 p.m. – Open steeplechase
4:45 p.m. – 400m heats (MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)
6:00 p.m. – 1,500m heats (MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)
7:30 p.m. – 4x100m relay heats (MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)

RELATED: VIDEO: workout with Canadian record holder Myles Misener-Daley

OFSAA Track
Photo: Canadian Running

Friday schedule

10:00 a.m. – Sprint Hurdles heats (MG, JG, SG, MB, JB, SB)
11:30 a.m. – 100m (IDG, IDB, MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)
2:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
2:30 p.m. – Steeplechase final (open)
3:00 p.m. – Sprint Hurdles final (MG, JG, SG, MB, JB, SB)
3:30 p.m. – 400m finals (MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)
4:15 p.m. – 100m finals (VIG, VIB, AMBG, AMBB, IDG, IDB, MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)
5:00 p.m. – 1,500m finals (MG, MB, JG, JB, SG, SB)
5:45 p.m. – 4x100m relay finals (SG, SB, JG, JB, MG, MB)
6:15 p.m. – 4x400m relay heats (open)

Speed River Inferno begins at 7:00 p.m. See here for complete schedule.

Melissa Bishop
Photo: Canadian Running.

Saturday schedule

9:00 a.m. – Intermediate Hurdles heats (MG, JG, SG, MB, JB, SB)
10:30 a.m. – 800m heats (DB, SG, SB, JG, JB, MG, MB)
12:00 p.m. – 200m heats (SG, SB, JG, JB, MG, MB)
1:30 p.m. – Intermediate Hurdles final (MG, JG, SG, MB, JB, SB)
2:00 p.m. – 3,000m final (SG, SB)
2:30 p.m. – 800m final (VIG, VIB, AMBG, AMBB, IDG, IDB, SG, SB, JG, JB, MG, MB)
3:15 p.m. – 3,000m final (JG, JB)
3:45 p.m. – 200m final (WCG, WCB, SG, SB, JG, JB, MG, MB)
4:15 p.m. – 3,000m final (MG, MB)
4:45 p.m. – 4x400m relay final (open)

Live stream

Runnerspace will be streaming the entire event live. Canadian Running will also be on the ground for the event. Be sure to follow all of our social channels for updates from Alumni Stadium in Guelph. Start lists and live results can be found here.

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