The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meranda Thiessen finished 275th of 556 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:37:02, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:58 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Vancouver 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:25Running 1 7:06v median +1:20
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:41v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 6:46v median +0:39
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 6:59v median +0:52
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:42v median +0:27
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 6:42v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 6:22v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 6:41v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.