The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Spencer finished 350th of 356 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:41:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:56, behind 95% of the field.
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 12:04Running 1 6:31v median +1:24
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Block 02 16:27Running 2 7:21v median +2:01
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Block 03 18:10Running 3 9:35v median +3:49
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Block 04 20:53Running 4 9:17v median +3:35
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Block 05 15:35Running 5 9:29v median +3:38
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Block 06 12:28Running 6 9:26v median +3:44
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Block 07 17:47Running 7 8:56v median +3:11
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Block 08 35:15Running 8 13:23v median +6:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:56
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.