The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Baez finished 493rd of 515 men in the Open division at Rio de Janeiro 2025, in 2:10:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:00. A harder second half: 8:54 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 8:49Running 1 4:19v median +0:14
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Block 02 12:20Running 2 9:12v median +3:56
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Block 03 15:54Running 3 9:37v median +3:59
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Block 04 19:15Running 4 9:34v median +3:56
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Block 05 15:20Running 5 9:43v median +3:54
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Block 06 12:26Running 6 9:44v median +4:06
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Block 07 19:29Running 7 9:44v median +4:01
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Block 08 19:00Running 8 6:36v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.