The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abderahim El Maati finished 697th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:47:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:11 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:18v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:56v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:48v median +0:14
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:48v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:33v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 6:43v median +1:10
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Block 07 15:38Running 7 6:42v median +1:09
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Block 08 20:47Running 8 9:41v median +3:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.