The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Nicolas Fonti crossed the line in 1:22:03: 275th of 866 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:19. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:56Running 1 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:20v median −0:51
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:35v median −0:59
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:29v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:31v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:36v median −0:57
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 4:33v median −1:00
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 5:01v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.