The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:49 at Verona 2025 put John Pollock 1,318th of 1,523 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:23, behind 90% of the field.
Verona ran fast: the 1,216 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:58 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:27v median +1:37
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:59v median +1:18
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:35v median +1:29
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:31v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:48v median +1:34
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:18v median +1:16
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 6:33v median +1:34
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 7:04v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1517
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,517 men who finished.