The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Southgate finished 588th of 928 men in the Open division at Shenzhen 2025, in 1:43:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:07. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:05v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:23v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:47v median −0:08
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Block 04 15:37Running 4 5:57v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:08v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:13v median +0:17
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 5:58v median −0:01
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Block 08 17:15Running 8 5:40v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.