The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Gaspar at Ottawa 2026: 1:13:16, 86th of 866 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:22, ahead of 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 9:23Running 1 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:27v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:27v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:34v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:31v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:27v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:19v median −1:14
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 4:39v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 863
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 863 men who finished.