The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Naylor finished 60th of 272 men in the Open division at Doha 2024, in 1:17:00, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Doha gave the field time back: about 2:55 faster than the average race this season, by 119 athletes who raced both. Paul Naylor's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:18v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:58v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:34v median −0:55
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:24v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:38v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 5:16v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:18v median −1:01
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:07v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 259
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 259 men who finished.