The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Clements finished 421st of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:36:16.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 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 8:51Running 1 4:36v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:33v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:39v median +0:22
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Block 04 14:22Running 4 5:46v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 6:00v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:48v median +0:27
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Block 07 15:13Running 7 5:52v median +0:29
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 6:42v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.