The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Poznan 2025, Martin Mittelstädt crossed the line in 1:10:20: 135th of 1,184 men, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:00, was faster than 92% of the field.
Poznan gave the field time back: about 0:35 faster than the average race this season, by 826 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:40v median −1:14
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:30v median −1:27
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:03v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:49v median −1:34
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 3:56v median −1:34
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 3:51v median −1:31
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 3:48v median −1:30
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 4:28v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,173 men who finished.