The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Ottawa 2026, Dave Pitman crossed the line in 1:25:36: 353rd of 866 men, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:15 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:12Running 1 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:19v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:32v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:21v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:59v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:33v median +1:00
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 6:08v median +0:35
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:17v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.