The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Conroy Robert took 3rd of 13 in the 50–54 age group at Ottawa 2026, in 1:25:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:10. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:40 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Vancouver 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:19v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:36v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:49v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:01v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:12v median −0:35
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:04v median −0:38
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 5:10v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.