The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Boylan & Carl Cunningham finished 109th of 455 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:10:54, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:21, ahead of 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 8:13Running 1 4:18v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:31v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:20v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:56v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 5:14v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:10v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 5:05v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:28v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
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.