The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul O Brien took 3rd of 20 in the 40–44 age group at Copenhagen 2025, in 59:40.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Copenhagen gave the field time back: about 2:21 faster than the average race this season, by 121 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 1:41 on Rotterdam 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:48v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:23v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 3:31v median −0:49
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:31v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:31Running 5 3:35v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:36v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 3:38v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 4:00v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 172
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 172 men who finished.