The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Steven Smith crossed the line in 1:26:00: 100th of 281 men, faster than 64% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:01, ahead of 85% of the field.
Ottawa cost the whole field time: about 1:08 more than the average race this season, going by 690 athletes who raced both. That was 5:20 off the time at Glasgow 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:39v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 6:16v median +1:02
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:03v median −0:39
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:03v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:10v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:04v median −0:38
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:10v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 5:45v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.