The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Mecum finished 659th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:43:29.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Ottawa 2026 and Dallas 2025 were 3:42 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 6:04v median +1:02
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 6:19v median +1:08
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 6:51v median +1:17
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 6:51v median +1:19
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 7:00v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:19v median +0:46
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 6:17v median +0:44
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Block 08 15:33Running 8 7:53v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.