The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Whelan finished 175th of 307 men in the Open division at Perth 2025, in 1:29:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:49. A harder second half: 2:21 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 9:22Running 1 5:09v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:20v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 4:28v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 4:51v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 292
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 292 men who finished.