The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Robert Chai finished 225th of 252 men in the Open division at Toronto 2026, in 2:03:54.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 7:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:34Running 1 5:28v median −0:03
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 5:50v median +0:29
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 6:15v median +0:29
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Block 04 15:30Running 4 6:04v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:55v median −0:06
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Block 06 11:06Running 6 7:42v median +1:55
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Block 07 21:37Running 7 8:02v median +2:09
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Block 08 23:20Running 8 8:51v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 240
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 240 men who finished.