The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frank Patterson finished 836th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:17:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:19. A harder second half: 8:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:12, behind 93% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:08Running 1 6:49v median +1:47
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Block 02 11:47Running 2 6:55v median +1:44
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Block 03 17:30Running 3 8:15v median +2:41
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Block 04 16:48Running 4 7:43v median +2:11
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Block 05 13:02Running 5 7:56v median +2:16
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Block 06 11:15Running 6 8:02v median +2:29
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Block 07 20:02Running 7 8:36v median +3:03
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Block 08 25:12Running 8 9:35v median +3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.