The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Diston finished 235th of 281 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:58:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:14 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:42Running 1 6:30v median +1:32
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Block 02 12:00Running 2 6:26v median +1:12
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 6:38v median +0:56
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Block 04 14:27Running 4 6:50v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:45v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 6:52v median +1:10
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Block 07 15:35Running 7 6:55v median +1:19
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Block 08 22:40Running 8 7:11v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.