The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Austin Miele at Rio de Janeiro 2025: 1:09:13, 20th of 515 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 5:09 quicker than the median and 3rd of 515. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rio de Janeiro cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 227 athletes who raced both. 5:04 slower than at Dallas 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:14v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:00v median −1:16
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:24v median −1:14
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:04v median +0:26
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:38v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:44v median −0:54
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Block 07 4:46Running 7 4:43v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 4:11v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 508
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 508 men who finished.