The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Katsoulis finished 258th of 356 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:46:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:42Running 1 5:12v median +0:05
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 5:11v median −0:09
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Block 03 17:11Running 3 9:17v median +3:31
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:31v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:15v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 07 14:04Running 7 5:48v median +0:03
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 6:13v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.