The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:44 at Toronto 2025 put Ariel Mercado 1,040th of 1,264 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 18:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:42 slower at Toronto 2025 than at Boston 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:07v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 6:01v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 6:22v median +0:30
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 7:02v median +1:10
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Block 05 14:13Running 5 8:40v median +2:27
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:29v median +0:30
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Block 07 25:49Running 7 16:56v median +10:53
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 9:50v median +4:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.