The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Milan 2023, Luca Gallesi crossed the line in 1:16:23: 69th of 531 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Milan. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:41v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 3:58v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:29v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 4:26v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:11v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:10v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:04v median −1:08
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 4:29v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 514
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 514 men who finished.