The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard So finished 715th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:50:52.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 3:15. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:14Running 1 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 02 12:38Running 2 6:12v median +1:01
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Block 03 14:41Running 3 7:00v median +1:26
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 7:01v median +1:29
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 7:07v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:59Running 6 7:11v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 6:49v median +1:16
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 7:48v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.