The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:48 at Sydney 2025 put Mark Lovegrove on the age-group podium: 3rd of 13 in the 55–59 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:17 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:52 faster at Sydney 2025 than at Sydney 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:05v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:18v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:21v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:21v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:29v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:31v median −0:04
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Block 08 16:28Running 8 6:56v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 492
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 492 men who finished.