The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:11 at Ottawa 2026 put Cassandra Mercer 315th of 426 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 2:41. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:33Running 1 5:01v median −0:50
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Block 02 11:33Running 2 6:09v median +0:11
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Block 03 17:31Running 3 10:59v median +4:44
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 7:43v median +1:25
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 7:37v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 7:06v median +0:45
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 7:39v median +1:19
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 8:51v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.