The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:58 at Ottawa 2026 put Paul Viau 782nd of 866 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:39. The race faded late: the second half went 3:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:12, behind 95% of the field.
Ottawa cost the whole field time: about 1:08 more than the average race this season, going by 690 athletes who raced both. That was 12:53 off the time at New York 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:27Running 1 8:08v median +3:06
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 6:57v median +1:46
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 7:28v median +1:54
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Block 04 15:19Running 4 7:23v median +1:51
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 7:22v median +1:42
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 7:36v median +2:03
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 7:42v median +2:09
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Block 08 21:43Running 8 9:46v median +3:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:12
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.