The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Carlson finished 272nd of 1,145 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2024, in 1:17:50, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:18v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:32v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:47v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:43v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:35v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 5:00v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1134
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,134 men who finished.