The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathieu Matos & Nicolas Matos finished 279th of 295 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:48:12.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:11. A harder second half: 9:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:12, behind 89% of the field.
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 11:13Running 1 6:36v median +1:13
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 6:31v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 7:03v median +1:13
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 7:28v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:39v median +1:44
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Block 06 10:04Running 6 8:00v median +2:11
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 8:00v median +2:10
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Block 08 20:02Running 8 12:08v median +5:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.