The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Brendan OBrien & Sean OBrien at Toronto 2026: 1:00:27, 6th of 218 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:52, ahead of 99% of the field.
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 8:07Running 1 4:19v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:17v median −0:11
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 4:33v median −0:13
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 4:38v median −0:03
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:45v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:40v median −0:04
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:29v median −0:20
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Block 08 7:13Running 8 3:44v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:52
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.