The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Hies finished 233rd of 658 men in the Open division at Bangkok 2025, in 1:33:30, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:05 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Bangkok. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:46v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:57v median −0:33
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 4:50v median −1:11
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:00v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:09v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:59v median −1:09
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:02v median −1:10
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 5:20v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 651
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 651 men who finished.