The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Christine Helen MacDonald crossed the line in 1:27:48: 102nd of 426 women, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 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 10:30Running 1 5:35v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:26v median −0:32
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 5:52v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:48v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:47v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:38v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:37v median −0:43
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 6:10v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.