The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2023, Michaela Waldt crossed the line in 1:27:37: 167th of 354 women, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:33. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Hamburg gave the field time back: about 2:06 faster than the average race this season, by 233 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 4:35v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:58v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:10v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 5:20v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:29v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:15v median −0:17
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:30v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 346
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 346 women who finished.