The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Jordan Heppell & Émile Gagné crossed the line in 1:09:33: 91st of 455 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 98% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 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 9:01Running 1 5:29v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:14v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 5:34v median −0:02
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 5:28v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:26v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 5:09v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 5:30v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:39v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.