The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:20 at Ottawa 2026 put Damien McElvanna 211th of 281 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Ottawa ran slow: the 690 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 slower here than at their other races. 20:14 faster than at Cancun 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:15v median +0:17
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Block 02 10:20Running 2 5:24v median +0:10
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 5:55v median +0:13
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 5:46v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:44v median −0:03
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:55v median +0:13
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:14v median +0:38
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Block 08 21:23Running 8 7:55v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.