The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Szmigin finished 265th of 1,323 men in the Open division at Copenhagen 2025, in 1:12:30, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 94% of the field.
Copenhagen gave the field time back: about 1:59 faster than the average race this season, by 796 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:35v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:53v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:17v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:01v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:12v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:08v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:19v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1282
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,282 men who finished.