The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Buckley finished 462nd of 935 men in the Open division at Oslo 2025, in 1:24:46, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:51 faster at Oslo 2025 than at Malaga 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:20v median +1:06
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:27v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:42v median −0:46
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 4:49v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:18v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:03v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 4:39v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 925
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 925 men who finished.