The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Linda Van finished 177th of 426 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:35:14, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:38. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:49Running 1 5:04v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:12v median −0:46
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 5:38v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:37v median −0:41
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 5:46v median −0:39
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:39v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:50v median −0:30
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 6:16v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.