The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stephen Bates at Sharjah 2025: 1:04:07, 15th of 576 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:07, was faster than 95% of the field.
Sharjah gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 173 athletes who raced both. Stephen Bates's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:07v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:00v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:07v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:15v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:16v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:23v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:05v median −1:18
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:39v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 543
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 543 men who finished.