The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:20 at Rio de Janeiro 2025 put Paul Castillero 268th of 515 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:55 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:59Running 1 6:29v median +2:24
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:31v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:51v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:51v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:53v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:46v median +0:08
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 6:01v median +0:18
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 7:47v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.