The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kathy Steegstra finished 191st of 426 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:36:32, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:42 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:36Running 1 4:58v median −0:53
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:10v median −0:48
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Block 03 13:55Running 3 5:20v median −0:55
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:17v median −1:01
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:27v median −0:58
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 5:24v median −0:57
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:28v median −0:52
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 5:55v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.