The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:58 at Poznan 2025 put Sam Bywater 405th of 1,184 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:54. Stronger after halfway: 4:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Poznan ran fast: the 826 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:35 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 4:36 on Manchester 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:29v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:07v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 4:16v median −1:06
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 4:18v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:18v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:35v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:28v median −0:50
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 4:40v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.