The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grant Edney finished 442nd of 1,184 men in the Open division at Poznan 2025, in 1:22:18, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Poznan gave the field time back: about 0:35 faster than the average race this season, by 826 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 2:16 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:39v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 4:43v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 4:41v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:43v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:42v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:39v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:08v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.