The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Flower finished in the top 10% of the field at Sharjah 2025, in 1:09:12 for 56th of 576 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:37, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sharjah gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 3:10v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:47v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 4:10v median −1:07
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 4:09v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:16v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:10v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:06v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:27v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.