The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joakim Bäckström took 3rd of 15 in the 50–54 age group at Stockholm 2025, in 1:09:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 43rd of 247. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Stockholm ran fast: the 253 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:15 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Joakim Bäckström.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:45v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 3:48v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 3:48v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 3:48v median −0:24
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 3:52v median −0:24
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:49v median −0:22
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 3:46v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 4:05v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 246
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 246 men who finished.