The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Toronto 2025, Sébastien Bellardant crossed the line in 1:31:48: 529th of 1,264 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:57. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:56Running 1 4:06v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:58v median −0:26
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Block 03 13:03Running 3 5:27v median −0:25
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:13v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:36v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:26v median −0:33
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:52v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 4:46v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.