The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Leek finished 474th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:32:14.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:05 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 11:12Running 1 6:11v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 6:50v median +1:39
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 7:31v median +1:57
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 7:22v median +1:50
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:39v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:16v median +0:43
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 6:13v median +0:40
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:49v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.