The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahmed El Tantawi took 2nd of 140 in the 25–29 age group at Shanghai 2025, in 1:00:47.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:32 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: 5:45, ahead of 99% of the field.
Shanghai gave the field time back: about 2:15 faster than the average race this season, by 468 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 3:34 on Paris 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:55v median −1:23
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:10v median −1:29
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Block 03 6:44Running 3 3:22v median −1:38
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 3:21v median −1:36
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:28v median −1:48
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Block 06 4:56Running 6 3:20v median −1:39
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 3:25v median −1:34
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:49v median −2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 901
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 901 men who finished.