The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:31 at Sharjah 2025 put Balkar Garcha 80th of 576 men in the Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sharjah gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 173 athletes who raced both. Balkar Garcha's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:39v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:22v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:40v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:27v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:27v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:27v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:31v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:11v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.