The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dempsey Cruz finished 777th of 1,264 men in the Open division at Toronto 2025, in 1:42:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:00. A harder second half: 8:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Toronto ran slow: the 933 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:37 slower here than at their other races. 2:54 faster than at Toronto 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:15v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:45v median −0:39
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 5:13v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:04v median −0:48
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:10v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:28v median −0:31
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:21v median −0:42
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Block 08 20:15Running 8 4:47v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:38
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.