The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Dublin 2023, Alex Nicholson crossed the line in 1:23:06: 175th of 777 men, faster than 78% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:09 quicker than the median and 117th of 777. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Dublin cost the whole field time: about 5:09 more than the average race this season, going by 476 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 2:50v median −0:37
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:37v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:30Running 3 7:11v median +0:56
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:00v median −1:10
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:24v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:03v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:02v median −1:13
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:03v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 730
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 730 men who finished.