Bytown Walkers

Bytown Walkers is a walking club serving Ottawa and the surrounding National Capital Region in Ontario, Canada. The club trains year-round on local streets and pathways and treats walking as a sport in its own right. Its approach centers on race-walking technique, which the club describes as an efficient way to walk; members can learn its fundamentals and adapt them to their own goals.

Bytown offers programs for fitness walking, competitive walking and race walking. Participants can develop their technique and endurance for fitness, community road races or specialized race-walking events. The club also provides training programming, group workouts, introductory sessions, clinics and pace-bunny support. Activities listed include the “One Hour” Race Walk, Walkabout, S.W.E.E.T. City Hall Lunch Hour Clinics and 365 Days of Fitness. Weekly meeting times are Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The club shares event results and Canadian race-walk rankings, and welcomes newcomers who want to try race walking. Its website provides membership registration, fees, club information and contact details.