The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:27 at Ottawa 2026 put Shane Merrigan 445th of 866 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:09. A harder second half: 4:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 4:31v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:55v median −0:16
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:50v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:09v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:21v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:20v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:16v median −0:17
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Block 08 17:28Running 8 6:01v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.