The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:30 at Stuttgart 2025 put Ralph Birkle 517th of 1,171 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Stuttgart. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:21v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:31v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:26v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:32v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 4:51v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1163
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,163 men who finished.