The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Connor Taras & Stephen Martone crossed the line in 1:15:48: 21st of 92 men's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:12 from the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Ottawa cost the whole field time: about 1:28 more than the average race this season, going by 325 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:44v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:33v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:39v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:44v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:22v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 6:02v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 92
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 92 men's teams who finished.