The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tarek Gouda finished 148th of 281 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:35:39.
The sled push was where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:56 better 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 10:30Running 1 5:46v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:48v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:39v median −0:03
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Block 04 14:39Running 4 5:58v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:14v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:53v median +0:11
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:48v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 6:35v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.