The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grant Merrill finished 449th of 1,835 men in the Open division at Anaheim 2025, in 1:24:32, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:50 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:05 faster at Anaheim 2025 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:16v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:57v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:08v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:10v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:36v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:10v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:19v median −0:21
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 6:57v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.