The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Balsamo finished 431st of 431 men in the Open division at Katowice 2024, in 2:25:16.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 8:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:42 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
The field ran 7:08 faster at Katowice 2024 than at Warschau 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:27v median +0:30
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Block 02 13:10Running 2 6:48v median +1:34
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Block 03 20:56Running 3 7:36v median +1:49
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Block 04 18:27Running 4 8:04v median +2:19
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Block 05 16:17Running 5 11:03v median +5:14
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Block 06 11:20Running 6 7:18v median +1:36
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Block 07 19:05Running 7 9:04v median +3:21
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Block 08 27:00Running 8 13:29v median +7:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 415
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 415 men who finished.