The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Toronto 2025, Dominic Popolizio crossed the line in 1:20:44: 52nd of 173 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:39 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Toronto ran slow: the 165 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:30 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 15:26 on Chicago 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:31v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:11v median −0:32
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Block 03 15:49Running 3 4:29v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:35v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:27v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:21v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:18v median −1:05
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 3:50v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 170
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 170 men who finished.