The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Downing finished 240th of 356 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:44:17.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:32 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Toronto 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 5:01v median −0:06
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:25v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:55v median +0:09
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Block 04 15:19Running 4 9:02v median +3:20
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:16v median +0:25
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:24v median +0:42
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Block 07 13:35Running 7 6:54v median +1:09
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 7:46v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.