The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Dublin 2024, Colm Ward crossed the line in 1:17:40: 390th of 1,221 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 4:16 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Dublin ran fast: the 1,044 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:46 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 2:57v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:57v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:19v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:14v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:39v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:18v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:32v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 4:02v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1106
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,106 men who finished.