The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2026, andrew robbins & Michael Basista crossed the line in 1:10:09: 44th of 218 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:22 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Toronto. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:53.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:38v median +0:51
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 5:14v median +0:46
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 5:34v median +0:48
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:36v median +0:55
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:40v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:43v median +0:59
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 5:33v median +0:44
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:31v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 216
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 216 men's teams who finished.