The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:42 at Athens 2026 put Ioannis-Melas Anagnostopoulos 533rd of 616 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:12, behind 95% of the field.
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 5:59v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:42v median +1:05
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Block 03 14:22Running 3 6:40v median +1:41
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 6:40v median +1:45
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:29v median +2:26
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:53v median +1:01
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 6:31v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:12
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.