The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Kessler finished 1,174th of 1,427 men in the Open division at Vancouver 2025, in 1:54:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:15 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 10:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 7:50 faster at Vancouver 2025 than at Toronto 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:40v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 6:31v median +1:18
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 6:56v median +1:16
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 7:03v median +1:22
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 7:24v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 7:27v median +1:43
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Block 07 18:29Running 7 7:39v median +1:55
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Block 08 19:48Running 8 11:22v median +4:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.