The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brad Du Plooy finished in the top 10% of the field at Hong Kong 2025, in 1:12:22 for 44th of 1,186 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:36 quicker than the median and 43rd of 1,186. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Hong Kong cost the whole field time: about 1:55 more than the average race this season, going by 649 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:52v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:26v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:39v median −1:16
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:38v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 5:02v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:41v median −1:22
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:38v median −1:23
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 4:27v median −2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1073
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,073 men who finished.