The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nic Stirk finished 577th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:37:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:04 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:43 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. 6:08 faster than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:15v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:26v median −0:08
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:40v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:43v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:44v median +0:11
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 6:02v median +0:29
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Block 08 16:54Running 8 6:32v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.