The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Densley & Evan Schuch finished 31st of 92 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:17:46, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:00 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:00Running 1 4:59v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:14v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:21v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:31v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:35v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:52v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.