The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Dubai 2024, Danny Whittam crossed the line in 1:12:07: 51st of 361 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:51 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Dubai gained about 4:16.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:33v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:44v median −1:13
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:18v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:23v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:31v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:09v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:10v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 4:19v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 351
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 351 men who finished.