The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leon Christopher Lane-Smith finished 135th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:15:46, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:34 quicker than the median and 11th of 576. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:52Running 1 3:37v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:04v median +0:07
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:48v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:13v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:03v median +0:28
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:52v median −0:29
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:59v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:35v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.