The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Thurston finished 440th of 556 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:56:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 35% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:20. The race faded late: the second half went 4:36 worse 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 12:01Running 1 6:09v median +0:23
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 6:26v median +0:36
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 6:45v median +0:38
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 6:49v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 6:50v median +0:35
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 6:49v median +0:39
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 6:51v median +0:40
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Block 08 19:32Running 8 7:24v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.