The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul James finished 924th of 1,486 men in the Open division at Hamburg 2025, in 1:33:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:04v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 4:34v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:58v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 08 18:01Running 8 5:56v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1451
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,451 men who finished.