The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christopher Patterson finished 334th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:27:33.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:16 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Sharjah gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 173 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:32v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:08v median +1:11
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 9:38v median +4:21
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:47v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:42v median +0:21
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:59v median +0:36
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:42v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.