The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valerie Bellemare finished in the top 10% of the field at Washington DC 2026, in 1:20:29 for 98th of 1,029 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:04 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Ottawa 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 3:47v median −1:04
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:36v median −1:24
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 4:43v median −1:37
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:35v median −1:47
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:50v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:42v median −1:39
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:41v median −1:36
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:16v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1028
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,028 women who finished.