Ottawa mayor Mark Sutcliffe has been challenged on-line for his resolution to race the London Marathon on April 21 whereas on official enterprise within the U.Ok. with Ottawa Tourism.
An authentic CBC Information story reported that Sutcliffe has been compelled to defend his resolution to race, stating that he was invited to attend a sports activities convention on behalf of the town’s tourism physique and “doesn’t see a battle of curiosity” in his resolution to race whereas he’s there. Whereas Sutcliffe’s journey and lodging for the convention has been coated by Ottawa Tourism, Sutcliffe has paid for his personal race registration and intends to cowl any associated private bills himself.
In response to considerations that taxpayers are footing the invoice for a private endeavour, Sutcliffe has responded that, “There occurs to be a marathon happening whereas I’m there, so as a substitute of operating from my resort and operating across the streets of London myself, I entered the London Marathon.”
I’m very excited that later this month I shall be becoming a member of a #TeamOttawa mission to London organized by @Ottawa_Tourism, and with the participation of @Invest_Ottawa and @runottawa. We’ll be internet hosting a sequence of occasions, selling tourism to Ottawa, assembly with corporations that do…
— Mark Sutcliffe (@_MarkSutcliffe) April 2, 2024
Sutcliffe’s mission within the U.Ok. will see him promote Canada’s capital metropolis as a premier tourism vacation spot to considered one of its largest markets.
Sutcliffe is an avid runner, having accomplished greater than 40 marathons, together with Boston and Berlin. He’s additionally a former operating journalist and writer of the e book, Lengthy Highway to Boston, printed in 2016.
