The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2023, Sebastian Tiemann crossed the line in 1:22:32: 281st of 737 men, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:01 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Hamburg gave the field time back: about 2:07 faster than the average race this season, by 488 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 3:56v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:13v median −0:59
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 4:12v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:25v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:24v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 4:20v median −0:49
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 5:13v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.