The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Fitzgerald finished 406th of 548 men in the Open division at Perth 2025, in 1:35:49.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:20. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:55 faster at Perth 2025 than at Brisbane 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:37v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:13v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:56v median +1:08
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:44v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:56v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:53v median +1:04
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 5:50v median +0:59
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:36v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 519
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 519 men who finished.