The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:16 at Dubai 2023 put Oussema Ahmed 50th of 270 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:44, was faster than 89% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:15v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:23v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 6:09v median +0:09
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:46v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:10v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:50v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 6:02v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:16v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.