The race, in three figures
The race, in words
João Paulo Brum Couto finished 146th of 515 men in the Open division at Rio de Janeiro 2025, in 1:21:04, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Rio de Janeiro. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:33v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:33v median −0:43
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:54v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:43v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:59v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:59v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:54v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 4:56v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.