The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Lafontaine finished 469th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:31:43.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:44 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 9:32Running 1 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:24v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:11v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:22v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:18v median −0:15
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:16v median −0:17
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 5:38v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.