The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:34 at Ottawa 2026 put Muyiwa Talabi 465th of 866 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:16 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better 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 9:43Running 1 4:54v median −0:08
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 4:59v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:05v median −0:29
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:03v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:07v median −0:33
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:16v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:16v median −0:17
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 5:42v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.