The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:04 at Ottawa 2026 put Joel Fitzgerald 625th of 866 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:18 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 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 10:36Running 1 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 5:39v median +0:28
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:09v median +0:35
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:59v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:07v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:55v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 6:02v median +0:29
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 6:59v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.