The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Benavides finished 709th of 929 men in the Open division at Dallas 2024, in 1:46:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:47 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Dallas 2024 than at Houston 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:52v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:41v median −0:30
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 6:23v median +0:51
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:43v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:08v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:53v median +0:16
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Block 07 15:44Running 7 6:42v median +1:07
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Block 08 16:38Running 8 8:43v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 881
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 881 men who finished.