The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:31 at Copenhagen 2024 put Michael Cooke 342nd of 686 men in the Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Copenhagen gave the field time back: about 2:27 faster than the average race this season, by 474 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:18v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:36v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:31v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:21v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 4:42v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 666
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 666 men who finished.