The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Willsher finished 690th of 702 men in the Open division at Seoul 2025, in 2:15:10.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:01. The race faded late: the second half went 13:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:34, behind 91% of the field.
Seoul ran fast: the 375 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:09 quicker here than at their other races. 4:37 slower than at Perth 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:03v median +1:17
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Block 02 10:35Running 2 7:05v median +2:03
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 7:35v median +2:12
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Block 04 18:33Running 4 8:05v median +2:39
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Block 05 13:39Running 5 8:25v median +2:48
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Block 06 11:08Running 6 8:30v median +2:58
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Block 07 20:15Running 7 8:39v median +3:06
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Block 08 26:17Running 8 11:16v median +5:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 675
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 675 men who finished.