The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:48 at Ottawa 2026 put Shamar Forbes 105th of 281 men in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:09 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:35Running 1 4:31v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 4:48v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:11v median −0:31
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 4:55v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:05v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:15v median −0:27
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 4:41v median −0:55
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 4:43v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.