The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mikel Fortier finished in the top 10% of the field at Ottawa 2026, in 1:09:25 for 21st of 356 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:05, was faster than 96% of the field.
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 8:10Running 1 3:40v median −1:27
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:43v median −1:37
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:02v median −1:44
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:02v median −1:40
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:15v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:02v median −1:40
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:02v median −1:43
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:31v median −1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.