The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samir Schulz-Meinen won the 50–54 age group at Hamburg 2022 in 1:10:19, first of 28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 4:14 faster at Hamburg 2022 than at Hamburg 2019, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:27v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:36v median −1:06
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:03v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 3:56v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:16v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:10v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:14v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 4:36v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 515
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 515 men who finished.