The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Shelton finished 227th of 270 men in the Open division at Dubai 2023, in 1:52:28.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:48 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Dubai gained about 3:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 7:16v median +2:51
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:26v median +0:58
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 7:24v median +1:24
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Block 04 14:38Running 4 7:35v median +1:37
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 8:05v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:20Running 6 7:45v median +1:46
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Block 07 15:15Running 7 7:46v median +1:51
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Block 08 16:48Running 8 10:16v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:48
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.