The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2023, Gary Samowitz crossed the line in 1:22:12: 193rd of 538 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:05. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:13v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:13v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:35v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:46v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:08v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 4:52v median −0:38
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 4:53v median −0:33
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 6:19v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.