The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Brock Spencer crossed the line in 1:22:09: 278th of 866 men, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:48 better 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 10:03Running 1 5:59v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:04v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:55v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 6:07v median +0:35
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:44v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:27v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:41v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.