The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brad Caress finished in the top 10% of the field at Sharjah 2025, in 1:07:32 for 40th of 576 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:46, was faster than 98% of the field.
Sharjah ran fast: the 173 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 2:59v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:31v median −1:26
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:40v median −1:37
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 3:33v median −1:46
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:39v median −1:56
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 3:43v median −1:38
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 3:42v median −1:41
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 4:07v median −2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:46
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.