The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yan Watts finished 111th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:14:44, faster than 87% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 72% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:42 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:39 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 8:44Running 1 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:36v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:52v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:53v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:08v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:25v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:09v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:44v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.