The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:31 at Atlanta 2025 put Ariel Mercado 551st of 788 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:17 faster at Atlanta 2025 than at Toronto 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:00v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 6:00v median +0:34
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:16v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:32v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:30v median +1:05
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Block 07 15:14Running 7 6:45v median +1:21
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 7:48v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 784
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 784 men who finished.