The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Anderson finished 741st of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:53:51.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 12:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 14:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:22Running 1 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 4:29v median −0:42
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 04 15:10Running 4 4:42v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:06v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 4:54v median −0:39
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Block 07 16:32Running 7 4:56v median −0:37
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Block 08 25:59Running 8 6:01v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.