The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Bardell finished 260th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:22:50, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:57 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:12 worse 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. Mike Bardell's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:35v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:30v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:28v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:45v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:50v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:43v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:36v median −0:47
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 5:29v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.