The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Newitt finished 721st of 1,477 men in the Open division at Marseille 2024, in 1:22:09, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Marseille ran fast: the 895 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:30 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:23v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:00v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:29v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:18v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:21v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:21v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:39v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 4:46v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1437
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,437 men who finished.