The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2026, Joe LaBuda & Brian Field crossed the line in 1:18:20: 93rd of 218 men's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Toronto cost the whole field time: about 1:53 more than the average race this season, going by 426 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:59v median +1:12
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:23v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:33v median +0:47
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:27v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:36v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:41v median +0:57
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:39v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.