The race, in three figures
The race, in words
tom vorhees & Ken Pohl finished 293rd of 295 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 2:07:09.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:58. The race faded late: the second half went 4:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:18, behind 90% of the field.
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 12:24Running 1 7:42v median +2:19
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:54v median +2:29
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Block 03 17:03Running 3 11:48v median +5:58
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Block 04 15:34Running 4 10:07v median +4:17
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Block 05 16:13Running 5 10:36v median +4:41
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Block 06 12:01Running 6 10:03v median +4:14
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Block 07 15:06Running 7 10:15v median +4:25
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Block 08 19:21Running 8 11:40v median +5:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.