The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:45 at Ottawa 2026 put Valerie Guilbault 385th of 556 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 10:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:04 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 10:03Running 1 5:02v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:33v median −0:17
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Block 03 22:21Running 3 6:08v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 6:18v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:18v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:37v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 6:09v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 6:48v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.