The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:40:50 at Sharjah 2025 put Martin Appel 576th of 576 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 17:21 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:31, behind 95% of the field.
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 10:46Running 1 5:32v median +1:33
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 7:25v median +2:28
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Block 03 20:59Running 3 9:18v median +4:01
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Block 04 32:10Running 4 9:12v median +3:53
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Block 05 15:03Running 5 8:52v median +3:17
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Block 06 12:01Running 6 8:31v median +3:10
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Block 07 21:18Running 7 8:41v median +3:18
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Block 08 25:06Running 8 10:58v median +4:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:31
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.