The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thorsten Schmidt finished 194th of 267 men in the Open division at Stuttgart 2023, in 1:34:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Stuttgart 2023 than at Frankfurt 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:19v median −0:12
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 5:50v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:37v median +0:05
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Block 04 13:21Running 4 5:46v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:27v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:02v median −0:28
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 6:02v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 263
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 263 men who finished.