The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:38:29 at Ottawa 2026 put Ben Rafferty 856th of 866 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 18:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 21:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:31, behind 94% of the field.
Ottawa ran slow: the 690 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 slower here than at their other races. Ben Rafferty's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:44Running 1 7:18v median +2:16
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Block 02 11:44Running 2 7:43v median +2:32
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Block 03 13:53Running 3 8:14v median +2:40
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Block 04 25:14Running 4 8:04v median +2:32
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Block 05 13:38Running 5 8:10v median +2:30
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Block 06 12:59Running 6 8:38v median +3:05
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Block 07 32:41Running 7 8:23v median +2:50
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Block 08 26:13Running 8 10:55v median +4:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.