The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Efstratios Melas finished 498th of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:42:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:29. The race faded late: the second half went 7:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athens gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 284 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:53v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:48v median +1:11
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 6:30v median +1:31
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 6:05v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:52v median +1:49
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 6:30v median +1:36
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:22v median +1:30
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 6:56v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.