The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:57 at Ottawa 2026 put Holly MacDonald 156th of 556 women in the Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:42 quicker than the median and 34th of 556. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:14Running 1 5:14v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:38v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:59v median −0:08
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 7:30v median +1:23
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:54v median −0:21
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:55v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:40v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 6:52v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.