The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian James finished 244th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:22:12, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:22. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:49Running 1 3:44v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:29v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:43v median −0:34
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 4:57v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:52v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:49v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 4:59v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 6:04v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.