The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Paul Wells at Toronto 2026: 1:13:13, 102nd of 1,135 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:33 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:20 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:56, ahead of 91% of the field.
The field ran 6:17 faster at Toronto 2026 than at Toronto 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:38v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:24v median −1:05
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:34v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:27v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:32v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:06v median −1:47
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:31v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 4:38v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1094
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,094 men who finished.