The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Poole finished in the top 10% of the field at Toronto 2025, in 1:07:56 for 20th of 507 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:50 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:58 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:09, was faster than 99% of the field.
Toronto ran slow: the 933 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:37 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Michael Poole.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:37v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:02v median −1:20
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:10v median −1:35
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:16v median −1:34
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:23v median −1:46
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:04v median −1:50
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:12v median −1:45
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 3:35v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 481
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 481 men who finished.