The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Nicholas Howland & Matt Hotopp crossed the line in 1:15:15: 191st of 455 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:34 behind the median.
This was a slow day in Ottawa. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 5:02v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:04v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:21v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:24v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:27v median −0:11
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:47v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.