The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sascha Oppermann finished 336th of 354 men in the Open division at Hannover 2023, in 1:54:34.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 9:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 21:34, behind 99% of the field.
Hannover gave the field time back: about 2:38 faster than the average race this season, by 256 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:47v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:51v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 6:25v median +1:19
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 6:23v median +1:13
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 7:32v median +2:04
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:19v median +1:11
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:30v median +1:18
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Block 08 18:26Running 8 10:56v median +4:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 353
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 353 men who finished.