The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Vienna 2026, Mohammed Al Shaafi crossed the line in 1:13:08: 75th of 193 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:48. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Vienna gained about 1:02. 0:01 slower than at St. Gallen 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 3:57v median −0:46
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 3:40v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:27v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:00v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:10v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:02v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:09v median −0:31
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 4:25v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 192
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 192 men who finished.