The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Obelchak & Maxime Gauthier-Grace finished 173rd of 726 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2026, in 1:14:23, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:01, ahead of 88% of the field.
Toronto cost the whole field time: about 1:53 more than the average race this season, going by 426 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:49v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:07v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:16v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:09v median −0:56
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:16v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 5:02v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:22v median −0:48
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 4:09v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 701
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 701 men's teams who finished.