The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Toronto 2025, Omar Mahmoud crossed the line in 1:25:49: 356th of 1,264 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:26 on the median. A harder second half: 2:00 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Omar Mahmoud.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:16v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:15v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:51v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 5:51v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:06v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:06v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:48v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 4:53v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.