The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francis Dixon finished 462nd of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:41:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:54. A harder second half: 4:19 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 9:08Running 1 4:25v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:14v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:34v median +0:17
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Block 04 14:49Running 4 5:45v median +0:26
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:34v median +1:59
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:59v median +0:38
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Block 07 13:28Running 7 5:48v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 6:33v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.