The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Michael Faro & Jasen Fischer crossed the line in 1:15:44: 102nd of 295 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:21 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 9:05Running 1 4:57v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:37v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:57v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 5:16v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:26v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:24v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:49v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:41v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 294
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 294 men's teams who finished.