The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Burton finished 809th of 1,367 men in the Open division at Rome 2025, in 1:25:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:43Running 1 5:12v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:00v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:21v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:16v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:39v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 4:35v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 5:21v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.