The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Devon Squires finished 722nd of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:51:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:48 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 10:22Running 1 5:43v median +0:41
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 5:53v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:30Running 3 6:30v median +0:56
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Block 04 14:25Running 4 6:44v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:47v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:14v median +1:41
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 7:46v median +2:13
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Block 08 19:05Running 8 9:48v median +3:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.