The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathias Basstorous finished 480th of 576 men in the Open division at Sharjah 2025, in 1:44:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:08 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:04 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 9:49Running 1 4:16v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:10v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 5:07v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 5:21v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:02v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:45v median −0:36
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 4:49v median −0:34
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Block 08 20:28Running 8 7:12v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.