The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Capista finished 233rd of 356 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:42:54.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:25 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Ottawa cost the whole field time: about 1:08 more than the average race this season, going by 690 athletes who raced both. 23:53 slower than at New York 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 5:29v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 5:24v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:49v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 5:55v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:02v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 5:58v median +0:16
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Block 07 14:19Running 7 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 08 17:55Running 8 8:12v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.