The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Katsalas finished 1,456th of 1,462 men in the Open division at New York 2025, in 2:47:52.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:31 slower than the median. A harder second half: 23:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:45Running 1 6:27v median +1:19
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Block 02 14:12Running 2 9:37v median +4:43
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Block 03 17:30Running 3 12:34v median +7:27
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Block 04 19:28Running 4 13:10v median +7:56
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Block 05 16:41Running 5 11:24v median +5:54
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Block 06 19:08Running 6 14:36v median +9:13
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Block 07 24:26Running 7 13:35v median +8:12
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Block 08 31:54Running 8 19:53v median +12:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:57
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.