The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jennifer Topping finished 463rd of 556 women in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:00:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Ottawa ran fast: the 516 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:24 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:55Running 1 6:54v median +1:08
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Block 02 10:18Running 2 7:17v median +1:27
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Block 03 14:38Running 3 8:13v median +2:06
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 8:03v median +1:56
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Block 05 14:12Running 5 8:09v median +1:54
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Block 06 10:54Running 6 7:59v median +1:49
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Block 07 14:57Running 7 8:15v median +2:04
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Block 08 17:20Running 8 9:29v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.