The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Bellavia finished 528th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:34:40.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Ottawa. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 5:09v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:19v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:26v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:42v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:27v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:44v median +0:11
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Block 08 16:27Running 8 6:28v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.