The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Carl Cao at Toronto 2025: 1:15:10, 100th of 1,264 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:36 quicker than the median and 29th of 1,264. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:30, ahead of 98% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:14v median −1:14
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:03v median −1:21
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:34v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:30v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:44v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:44v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:41v median −1:22
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 4:34v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1207
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,207 men who finished.