The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Elvers finished 488th of 737 men in the Open division at Hamburg 2023, in 1:34:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:24. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Hamburg ran fast: the 488 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Simon Elvers.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:28v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:06v median −0:06
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 5:13v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:10v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 4:59v median −0:14
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 4:47v median −0:22
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 5:42v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.