The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:26 at Ottawa 2026 put Justin Bélanger & Campbell Strachan 78th of 455 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 29th of 455. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better 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 8:18Running 1 4:24v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:32v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:50v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 4:37v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:33v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:35v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:03v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 454
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 454 men's teams who finished.