The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:00:40 at Ottawa 2026 put Melva Bellefountaine 266th of 334 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:51. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Ottawa ran fast: the 516 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:24 quicker here than at their other races. Melva Bellefountaine's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:58Running 1 7:22v median +1:36
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Block 02 11:08Running 2 7:19v median +1:24
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Block 03 13:29Running 3 7:16v median +0:59
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Block 04 18:00Running 4 7:31v median +1:16
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Block 05 13:35Running 5 7:25v median +1:06
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 7:19v median +1:01
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Block 07 14:52Running 7 7:26v median +1:12
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Block 08 18:41Running 8 8:07v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 330
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 330 women who finished.