The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Vancouver 2025, Marcus Benson crossed the line in 1:28:08: 554th of 1,427 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:27 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:04v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:06v median −0:34
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:57v median −0:47
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:05v median −0:39
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:33v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1416
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,416 men who finished.