The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Michelle Ryan crossed the line in 1:21:04: 80th of 556 women, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:21Running 1 4:59v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:47v median −1:03
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 4:52v median −1:15
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:43v median −1:24
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:48v median −1:27
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:54v median −1:16
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:55v median −1:16
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:04v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 552
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 552 women who finished.