The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Thomas finished 437th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:37:38.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 16% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Sharjah 2025 than at Dubai 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:48v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 6:01v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 6:41v median +1:24
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 6:36v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:56v median +1:21
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:52v median +1:31
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Block 07 14:14Running 7 7:04v median +1:41
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 7:46v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.