The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Ottawa 2026, Daniel Pauls & Joshua Pauls crossed the line in 1:15:59: 206th of 455 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 62nd of 455. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:59 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 8:40Running 1 4:40v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:39v median −0:35
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 8:13v median +2:37
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 8:31v median +2:55
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:05v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 5:00v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:52v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:09v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.