The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Faraaz Dawood finished 1,404th of 1,523 men in the Open division at Verona 2025, in 1:47:46.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:50, behind 96% 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. An improvement of 8:53 on Delhi 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 5:35v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 5:39v median +0:58
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 6:13v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 6:13v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 7:08v median +1:54
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:13v median +2:11
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Block 07 14:03Running 7 6:43v median +1:44
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 8:26v median +3:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
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.