The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Dessì finished 379th of 575 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2023, in 1:35:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:13Running 1 3:16v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 5:24v median +0:08
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 5:32v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:26v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:29v median −0:32
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Block 06 10:47Running 6 8:20v median +2:28
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 5:34v median −0:19
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 6:56v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.