The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington - North American Championships 2024, Stephen Sperbeck crossed the line in 1:19:39: 172nd of 498 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:16 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington - North American Championships gained about 2:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:36v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:45v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 4:53v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:12v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:17v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:09v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:54v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 487
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 487 men who finished.
Elsewhere
Individual Open · Men at Washington - North American Championships 2024
See this race on page 4