The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Wiener finished 281st of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:22:14, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:22 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:22 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Toronto 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:57v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:13v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:13v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:20v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:26v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:41v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 6:23v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.