The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolai Syska finished 262nd of 737 men in the Open division at Hamburg 2023, in 1:21:43, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:26 quicker than the median and 69th of 737. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Hamburg ran fast: the 488 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:37v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:26v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:27v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:18v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:00v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:17v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 719
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 719 men who finished.