The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carissa De Mesa finished 449th of 556 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:58:00.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:54. A harder second half: 8:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:36Running 1 6:20v median +0:34
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 6:43v median +0:53
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Block 03 13:14Running 3 7:28v median +1:21
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Block 04 14:50Running 4 7:06v median +0:59
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Block 05 13:09Running 5 7:31v median +1:16
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Block 06 15:29Running 6 12:12v median +6:02
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Block 07 14:06Running 7 8:20v median +2:09
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Block 08 17:07Running 8 10:25v median +3:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.