The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:53 at Toronto 2026 put Paul Goldsmith 434th of 1,135 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:12 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 9:23Running 1 4:16v median −1:21
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:23v median −1:06
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:04v median −0:49
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 4:49v median −1:00
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:11v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:53v median −1:00
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 4:45v median −1:11
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 5:49v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.