The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Marc-André Lafontaine crossed the line in 1:18:37: 55th of 281 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Ottawa cost the whole field time: about 1:08 more than the average race this season, going by 690 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:22v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:40v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:11v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:12v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:06v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:05v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:33v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 280
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 280 men who finished.