The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Gill finished 135th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:15:50, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:25 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:48, ahead of 87% of the field.
Ottawa ran slow: the 690 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:11v median −0:51
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:13v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:22v median −1:12
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:32v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:43v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:38v median −0:55
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:38v median −0:55
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 5:13v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.