The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Freddie So took 2nd of 13 in the 55–59 age group at Ottawa 2026, in 1:18:09.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:27 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:34, was faster than 92% of the field.
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 9:03Running 1 4:19v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:28v median −0:52
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:42v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:41v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:48v median −1:03
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:08v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:50v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.