The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jess Houghton finished 356th of 426 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:01:02.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:40. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:59 better 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 14:06Running 1 8:55v median +3:04
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Block 02 11:03Running 2 8:48v median +2:50
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Block 03 15:39Running 3 9:14v median +2:59
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Block 04 17:39Running 4 9:10v median +2:52
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Block 05 15:21Running 5 9:44v median +3:19
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 7:09v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 7:05v median +0:45
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Block 08 16:33Running 8 8:02v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.