The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sharjah 2025, Manuel Bender crossed the line in 1:14:59: 126th of 576 men, faster than 78% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:22, was faster than 90% 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 8:07Running 1 3:36v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:38v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:56v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:53v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:03v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:07v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:05v median −0:18
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:40v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.