The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Samantha McConnachie & Steph Hopkins crossed the line in 1:18:26: 139th of 626 women's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:13 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:52, was faster than 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:02v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:19v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:31v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:31v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:35v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:31v median −0:52
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:35v median −0:48
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:58v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 women's teams who finished.