The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:52 at Athens 2026 put Aris Protopapas 603rd of 616 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:50, behind 92% of the field.
Athens ran fast: the 284 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 6:34v median +1:19
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Block 02 11:06Running 2 6:19v median +1:42
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Block 03 14:53Running 3 7:15v median +2:16
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Block 04 18:51Running 4 8:29v median +3:34
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Block 05 13:51Running 5 8:18v median +3:15
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Block 06 10:25Running 6 7:09v median +2:15
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Block 07 18:59Running 7 7:18v median +2:26
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Block 08 25:35Running 8 11:18v median +6:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:50
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.