The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Gareth Wilson crossed the line in 1:18:42: 57th of 281 men, faster than 80% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:26 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:21. The race faded late: the second half went 1:23 worse 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 7:59Running 1 4:06v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:27v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:51v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:53v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:57v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:55v median −0:41
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 5:19v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.