The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fandi Chen finished 461st of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:31:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:19 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:13Running 1 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:00v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:11v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:13v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:18v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:08v median −0:25
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:02v median −0:31
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 5:40v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.