The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerald Jackson & James Williams finished 221st of 295 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:32:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Ottawa ran slow: the 325 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:28 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:55v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:49v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 6:27v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:57v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:03v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:07v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 6:04v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 6:33v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.