The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:10 at Ottawa 2026 put Valerie Messier 72nd of 426 women in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Ottawa gained about 1:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:24v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:33v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:49v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:34v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:36v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:37v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:42v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:32v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 424
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 424 women who finished.