The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Shenzhen 2025, Gert Coetzer crossed the line in 1:35:09: 416th of 928 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:28. The race faded late: the second half went 7:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Shenzhen 2025 and Hong Kong 2025 were 5:25 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:43v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:48v median −0:36
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:26v median −0:29
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:25v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:36v median −0:37
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 5:38v median −0:21
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 6:52v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.