The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fred Richings finished 529th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:34:44.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:38. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Ottawa cost the whole field time: about 1:08 more than the average race this season, going by 690 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 7:25v median +2:14
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 7:52v median +2:18
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 7:53v median +2:21
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:51v median +0:11
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 5:46v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:29v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 6:14v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.