The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:50 at Rome 2025 put Ross Macklin 548th of 1,367 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:54 faster at Rome 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:19v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:43v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:08v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:11v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:10v median −0:27
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 5:18v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1361
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,361 men who finished.