The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Brisbane 2025, Francois Blom crossed the line in 1:15:58: 348th of 1,368 men, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Francois Blom.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:20Running 1 2:20v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:18v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:36v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:33v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:37v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:18v median −1:07
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 4:26v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 4:45v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1313
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,313 men who finished.