The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Toronto 2025, Ruben Castillo crossed the line in 1:31:06: 235th of 507 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Toronto cost the whole field time: about 2:37 more than the average race this season, going by 933 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 3:53v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:49v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:08v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:16v median −0:53
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:08v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:53v median −1:04
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Block 08 19:09Running 8 6:01v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.