The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karl Smolka finished 838th of 1,135 men in the Open division at Toronto 2026, in 1:48:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:26. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Toronto 2026 and Toronto 2025 were 6:17 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:20v median −0:17
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:42v median +0:13
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Block 03 15:22Running 3 5:50v median −0:03
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Block 04 15:16Running 4 5:53v median +0:04
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:16v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:03v median +0:10
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 6:05v median +0:09
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Block 08 17:39Running 8 5:30v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.