The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Motasem Al-Badawi finished 320th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:26:51.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 2:30 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sharjah ran fast: the 173 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:52v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:45v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 6:33v median +1:16
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 6:00v median +0:41
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:38v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:50v median +0:27
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 7:56v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.