The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Aaron Staffen & Connor Maceachern crossed the line in 1:11:42: 129th of 455 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:52Running 1 4:56v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:58v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 5:14v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:31v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:23v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:35v median −0:03
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 5:35v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.