The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anik Mercier finished 300th of 334 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:13:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 28% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:30 slower than the median. The roxzone cost time: 11:34, behind 95% of the field.
Ottawa ran fast: the 516 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:24 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:06Running 1 6:03v median +0:17
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Block 02 11:07Running 2 6:33v median +0:38
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Block 03 17:03Running 3 6:54v median +0:37
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Block 04 19:20Running 4 6:57v median +0:42
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Block 05 14:35Running 5 7:52v median +1:33
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Block 06 10:44Running 6 7:10v median +0:52
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Block 07 14:39Running 7 7:09v median +0:55
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Block 08 22:34Running 8 8:21v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
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.