The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:08 at Sydney 2024 put Nigel Essex 445th of 696 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:49. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 2:41 faster than the average race this season, by 317 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 3:48v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:05v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:07v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:24v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:15v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 6:54v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 685
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 685 men who finished.