The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hong Kong 2024, Matt Carey crossed the line in 1:15:48: 141st of 1,011 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:32 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Hong Kong. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:07v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:50v median −1:15
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:16v median −1:16
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:19v median −1:18
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:35v median −1:09
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 4:47v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:17v median −1:19
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 4:26v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.