Canadian cancer survivor's journey to the Ottawa Marathon

For his entire adult life, Olivier Duhaime has been no stranger to taking on hard challenges. Running his first marathon at just 18 years old proved a gateway into endurance sport that would see the Gatineau native tackle events from ironmans to ultramarathons and even a multi-day cross-province run from Quebec City to Ottawa. But when a shock cancer diagnosis in late 2021 put a pause to his endurance-sport lifestyle, it presented a test of perseverance unlike any he’d faced before. From training everyday to barely able to get out of bed, Olivier was faced with a mountain to climb that dwarfed even his longest trail ultras. But from a lifetime spent pushing his body to do the impossible he knew that at rock bottom there’s nowhere to go but up, and after 51 rounds of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, he emerged from a years-long battle cancer free. Next week, Olivier will make his long-anticipated return to a marathon starting line close to home at the Tamarack Homes Ottawa International Marathon, where he’ll be toeing the line in support the Ottawa Hospital Foundation whose care helped save his life. Olivier joins The Shakeout Podcast to share his journey of recovery and his return to full the intensity marathon training, and why this marathon carries extra importance as he raises awareness and funds for the future of the cause that gave him back his. Support Olivier's Fundraising Efforts for the Ottawa Hospital Foundation Campaign to Create Tomorrow

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Canadian cancer survivor's journey to the Ottawa Marathon is an episode from The Shakeout Podcast by David Stol.

This episode is 00:33:00 long.

This episode was published on May 14, 2026.

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