The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Groeneveld finished 256th of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:21:03, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:00 on the median. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athens gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 284 athletes who raced both. That was 2:23 off the time at Heerenveen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:24v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:36v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:09v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:06v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:15v median +0:23
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 5:33v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.