The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Anaheim 2025, Howard Mead crossed the line in 1:27:27: 573rd of 1,835 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:14. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Anaheim cost the whole field time: about 3:10 more than the average race this season, going by 783 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:31v median −1:26
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 3:38v median −1:30
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 4:18v median −1:15
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 3:54v median −1:40
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:27v median −1:26
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:13v median −1:27
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:33v median −1:07
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 5:46v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.