The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Shenzhen 2025, in 1:08:13 for 18th of 928 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:30 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:06, was faster than 98% of the field.
An improvement of 26:41 on Cardiff 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:11v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:14v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:18v median −1:37
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:15v median −1:35
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:10v median −2:03
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:10v median −1:46
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:28v median −1:31
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 4:05v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 913
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 913 men who finished.