The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew O’Connell finished 412th of 955 men in the Open division at Dublin 2025, in 1:19:45, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:29 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Dublin gave the field time back: about 1:46 faster than the average race this season, by 1,442 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Matthew O’Connell.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:02v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:39v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:06v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:13v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:13v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:13v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 3:35v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 953
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 953 men who finished.