The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephanie Springett finished 353rd of 426 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:59:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:23, behind 85% of the field.
Ottawa gave the field time back: about 1:24 faster than the average race this season, by 516 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:46Running 1 6:35v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 6:54v median +0:56
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 7:24v median +1:09
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Block 04 17:03Running 4 7:21v median +1:03
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:45v median +1:20
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Block 06 10:03Running 6 7:39v median +1:18
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Block 07 17:05Running 7 8:01v median +1:41
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 9:11v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.