The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:43 at Verona 2025 put Mikkel Bech Nielsen 223rd of 319 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Verona gave the field time back: about 0:58 faster than the average race this season, by 1,216 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:20v median +0:41
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:27v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:09v median +1:07
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:16v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 316
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 316 men who finished.