The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2023, Blake West crossed the line in 1:20:10: 149th of 538 men, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:58v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:27v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:27v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:16v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:12v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 6:38v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 530
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 530 men who finished.