The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2025, Mel Bastos & Hanen Bouchmila crossed the line in 1:21:03: 114th of 821 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Toronto. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:54.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:33v median −1:05
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:29v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:37v median −1:18
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:56v median −1:02
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:55v median −1:18
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:01v median −1:04
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:59v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:01v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 796
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 796 women's teams who finished.