The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeff Ford finished 855th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:38:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:41. The race faded late: the second half went 20:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:39 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:32 faster at Ottawa 2026 than at Toronto 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:18Running 1 8:04v median +3:02
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Block 02 13:41Running 2 8:45v median +3:34
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Block 03 16:24Running 3 9:09v median +3:35
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Block 04 19:09Running 4 9:14v median +3:42
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Block 05 15:55Running 5 9:39v median +3:59
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Block 06 14:23Running 6 9:51v median +4:18
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Block 07 21:17Running 7 10:48v median +5:15
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Block 08 33:50Running 8 13:51v median +7:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:39
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.