The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Brandon Gibson crossed the line in 1:26:21: 104th of 281 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:44 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 8:27Running 1 3:56v median −1:02
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:19v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:15v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:07v median −0:40
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:21v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:50v median −0:46
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 7:24v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.