The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:52:47 at Ottawa 2026 put Larry Bloom 352nd of 356 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 10:32 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:42, behind 99% of the field.
This was a slow day in Ottawa. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:08. 39:01 slower than at Chicago - North American Open Championship 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:32v median +1:25
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Block 02 15:09Running 2 6:56v median +1:36
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Block 03 25:26Running 3 9:32v median +3:46
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Block 04 26:04Running 4 9:15v median +3:33
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Block 05 15:46Running 5 9:17v median +3:26
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Block 06 14:19Running 6 9:08v median +3:26
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Block 07 16:02Running 7 8:56v median +3:11
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Block 08 30:39Running 8 12:22v median +5:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:42
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.