The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Schaefer finished in the top 10% of the field at New York 2025, in 1:05:56 for 28th of 1,462 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:39, was faster than 95% of the field.
New York ran fast: the 990 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:30 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 4:02v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:16v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 4:23v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:37v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:16v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:14Running 7 4:15v median −1:08
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 5:48v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 730
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 730 men who finished.