The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:05:18 at Ottawa 2026 put Jose Mendez 316th of 356 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:21. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:40Running 1 4:19v median −0:48
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Block 02 12:31Running 2 5:04v median −0:16
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Block 03 16:45Running 3 5:52v median +0:06
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Block 04 15:14Running 4 6:14v median +0:32
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 5:54v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 5:53v median +0:11
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 4:56v median −0:49
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Block 08 27:18Running 8 5:46v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.