The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Whitman at Hong Kong 2024: 1:13:25, 106th of 1,011 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:19 quicker than the median and 40th of 1,011. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:27, ahead of 95% of the field.
Hong Kong cost the whole field time: about 1:12 more than the average race this season, going by 578 athletes who raced both. James Whitman's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:29v median −0:30
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:39v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:37v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:41v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:45v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:48v median −0:48
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 5:05v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 963
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 963 men who finished.