The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Milan 2024, Michael Pozdenkov crossed the line in 1:15:24: 193rd of 1,370 men, faster than 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:42. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Milan cost the whole field time: about 4:16 more than the average race this season, going by 952 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:46v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:48v median −1:05
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 3:54v median −1:22
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 3:58v median −1:22
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:19v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 3:56v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 3:49v median −1:24
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 3:35v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1342
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,342 men who finished.