The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Toronto 2025, Abdullah Zafar crossed the line in 1:22:43: 270th of 1,264 men, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:25, was faster than 89% of the field.
Toronto cost the whole field time: about 2:37 more than the average race this season, going by 933 athletes who raced both. 8:47 slower than at Riga 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 3:53v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:24v median −1:00
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 4:56v median −0:56
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:50v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:11v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:51v median −1:08
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:45v median −1:18
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 4:13v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.