The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Hesse finished 256th of 538 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2023, in 1:26:31, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:09 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
An improvement of 3:49 on Sydney 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:29v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:27v median −0:24
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 4:37v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:40v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:43v median −0:47
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 4:52v median −0:34
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 6:03v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.