The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Gaich finished 244th of 281 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:02:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Ottawa. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 5:47v median +0:49
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Block 02 11:58Running 2 8:02v median +2:48
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Block 03 15:01Running 3 9:15v median +3:33
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Block 04 16:19Running 4 8:44v median +3:06
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Block 05 14:43Running 5 9:37v median +3:50
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Block 06 11:20Running 6 8:43v median +3:01
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 8:09v median +2:33
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Block 08 21:25Running 8 13:01v median +6:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.