The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:02 at Dubai 2023 won the 50–54 age group for Paul Connor, first of 10.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:51, was faster than 87% of the field.
Dubai gave the field time back: about 3:03 faster than the average race this season, by 109 athletes who raced both. 5:24 slower than at Glasgow 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:45v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:18v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:20v median −1:40
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:22v median −1:36
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:36v median −1:37
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:38v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:36v median −1:19
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 4:48v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 244
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 244 men who finished.