The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Patrick Willems at Köln 2023: 1:09:54, 45th of 446 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:23, was faster than 88% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 2:59v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:19v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:25v median −1:36
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:21v median −1:35
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:31v median −1:37
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:35v median −1:24
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:34v median −1:22
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 3:34v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 429
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 429 men who finished.