The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Pickett finished 335th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:25:01, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:36Running 1 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:45v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:40v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:50v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:05v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:58v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:53v median −0:40
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Block 08 16:13Running 8 5:54v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.