The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sonja Böttcher finished 166th of 668 women in the Open division at Hamburg 2025, in 1:23:08, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 149th of 668. Stronger after halfway: 1:50 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Hamburg gained about 2:06.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 5:41v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:39v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 4:43v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:55v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:42v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:32v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 5:08v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 658
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 658 women who finished.