The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paolo Mecca finished in the top 10% of the field at Stockholm 2025, in 1:06:47 for 85th of 1,315 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:10 quicker than the median and 162nd of 1,315. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:32, was faster than 93% of the field.
The field ran 3:39 faster at Stockholm 2025 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:58v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:58v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:06v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:03v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:07v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:55v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:00v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:19v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1284
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,284 men who finished.