The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rio de Janeiro 2025, Oton Pereira crossed the line in 1:14:23: 57th of 515 men, faster than 89% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 5:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:04 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:24v median −0:41
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:51v median +2:35
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:34v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:57v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:10v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:47v median −0:51
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Block 07 4:54Running 7 4:52v median −0:51
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:33v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.