The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:11 at Cape Town 2025 put William Bowden 345th of 781 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:40v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:40v median −0:50
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 5:57v median −0:08
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:23v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:25v median −0:52
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:15v median −0:45
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:33v median −0:24
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 7:10v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 729
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 729 men who finished.