The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zach Ratchford finished 780th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:58:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:02 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
The field ran 5:22 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Toronto 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:14v median +1:12
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 6:38v median +1:27
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 7:13v median +1:39
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Block 04 15:58Running 4 7:45v median +2:13
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:53v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 7:09v median +1:36
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Block 07 17:22Running 7 8:35v median +3:02
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Block 08 20:45Running 8 11:11v median +5:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
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.