The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Garrett Nichol finished 555th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:36:01.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:30. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse 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 8:56Running 1 4:50v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:50v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 04 16:05Running 4 5:58v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:38v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:22v median +0:49
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:31v median +0:58
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 7:14v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.