The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jason Despres finished 661st of 1,135 men in the Open division at Toronto 2026, in 1:38:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Toronto 2026 than at Ottawa 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:21v median −0:16
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 5:09v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:23v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:22v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:38v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:30v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 5:30v median −0:26
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 4:50v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.