The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:57 at Rotterdam 2023 put Simon Thelen 220th of 575 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:20. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 1:12 more than the average race this season, going by 421 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:37v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:09v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:25v median −0:22
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:27v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:50v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:18v median −0:34
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:15v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 5:21v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 men who finished.