The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Andrew Thomas & Aaron Arnold at Toronto 2026: 1:06:23, 23rd of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:52, ahead of 93% of the field.
Toronto ran slow: the 426 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:53 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:25v median −1:49
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:18v median −1:35
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:41v median −1:33
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:52v median −1:21
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:45v median −1:42
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:46v median −1:33
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:44v median −1:32
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:02v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 389
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 389 men's teams who finished.