The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Webb finished in the top 10% of the field at Sharjah 2025, in 1:08:24 for 47th of 576 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:03 quicker than the median and 11th of 576. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:29Running 1 3:20v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:11v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:27v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:33v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:31v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:34v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:09v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.