The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Helen Foran crossed the line in 1:27:47: 101st of 426 women, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:11, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 11:10Running 1 5:34v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:01v median −0:57
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 5:01v median −1:14
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:03v median −1:15
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:02v median −1:23
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:21v median −1:00
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:11v median −1:09
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 5:32v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.