The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Anaheim 2025, Mehdi Ait Oufkir crossed the line in 1:21:05: 302nd of 1,835 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:19 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:46 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Anaheim ran slow: the 783 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:10 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:01v median −0:56
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:06v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:22v median −1:11
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:15v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:43v median −1:10
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:36v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:27v median −1:13
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 5:39v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1828
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,828 men who finished.