The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:01:49 at Utrecht 2025 put Joe Sankey on the age-group podium: 3rd of 235 in the 35–39 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:34, ahead of 98% of the field.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 1:39 more than the average race this season, going by 1,123 athletes who raced both. 1:04 faster than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:38v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:04v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:23v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 4:10v median −1:30
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:13v median −1:38
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 4:10v median −1:33
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:18v median −1:21
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Block 08 7:24Running 8 3:13v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1291
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,291 men who finished.