The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Dublin 2025, Ciaran Pender crossed the line in 1:20:16: 427th of 955 men, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Dublin gained about 1:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:27v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:26v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:51v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 7:09v median +1:35
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:54v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:58v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 6:11v median +0:34
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 4:21v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:49
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.