The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Toronto 2026, Andrew Zures crossed the line in 1:32:54: 523rd of 1,135 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:13 faster at Toronto 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:34v median −0:03
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:42v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 6:13v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 6:20v median +0:31
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:59v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:48v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 6:50v median +0:54
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 6:08v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.