The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wouter Niemeijer finished 211th of 515 men in the Open division at Rio de Janeiro 2025, in 1:25:53, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:25 quicker than the median and 25th of 515. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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. An improvement of 4:10 on Cape Town 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:06v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:15v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:48v median +0:10
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:55v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:17v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:59v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 6:17v median +0:34
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 5:46v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.