The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehdi Rifai finished in the top 10% of the field at Sharjah 2025, in 1:08:48 for 52nd of 576 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:25 quicker than the median and 62nd of 576. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:08, was faster than 95% 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 7:22Running 1 3:06v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:54v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:29v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:24v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:33v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:12v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:10v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 4:50v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
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.