The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:52 at Toronto 2025 put Mark Brown 790th of 1,264 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:04. A harder second half: 4:01 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 4:54v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:36v median +0:12
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 6:04v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:48v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 5:58v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:48v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:59v median −0:04
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Block 08 20:14Running 8 5:42v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.