The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Franks took 3rd of 14 in the 55–59 age group at Ottawa 2026, in 1:31:54.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:07. The race faded late: the second half went 5:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:00 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:53v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:15v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:34v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:33v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:44v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:29v median −0:13
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Block 07 13:19Running 7 8:51v median +3:15
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 6:16v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.