The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Matos finished 1,466th of 1,523 men in the Open division at Verona 2025, in 1:58:08.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 16:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Verona gave the field time back: about 0:58 faster than the average race this season, by 1,216 athletes who raced both. 7:23 slower than at Karlsruhe 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:14v median +0:24
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 4:56v median +0:15
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Block 03 13:40Running 3 4:58v median −0:08
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:15v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 5:00v median +0:01
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Block 08 28:24Running 8 5:21v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.