The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Toronto 2026, Chris Saunders & Hessam Ghadaki crossed the line in 1:14:23: 174th of 726 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:41 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Toronto. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:53.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:22v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:13v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:35v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:35v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:19v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:35v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:05v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:04v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.