The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Toronto 2025, Syl Apps crossed the line in 1:25:56: 361st of 1,264 men, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Toronto ran slow: the 933 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:37 slower here than at their other races. 0:49 slower than at Toronto 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:42v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:30v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:45v median −1:07
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 4:59v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:22v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 5:06v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:00v median −1:03
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 4:28v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.