The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthias Schäfers finished in the top 10% of the field at Frankfurt 2025, in 1:09:32 for 131st of 1,883 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:12 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:47, ahead of 98% of the field.
Frankfurt ran slow: the 1,224 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:35 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:21v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:15v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:12v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:23v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:13v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:17v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 4:43v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1857
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,857 men who finished.