The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Skrow finished 238th of 356 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:44:15.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:36. The race faded late: the second half went 3:46 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 5:55v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:45v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 6:41v median +0:55
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 6:50v median +1:08
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:47v median +0:56
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 7:00v median +1:18
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 7:07v median +1:22
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 7:34v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.