The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Atkins finished 424th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:36:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:41Running 1 3:51v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:55v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:22v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:25v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:49v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:41v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 5:51v median +0:28
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Block 08 18:29Running 8 6:49v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.