The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:02 at Sydney 2024 put Tian Jun A Che 554th of 696 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:20 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:11 better 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 10:32Running 1 4:06v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 03 13:52Running 3 5:47v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:41v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:07v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:33v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:30v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 6:21v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.