The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2024, Murat Ergunen crossed the line in 1:17:57: 403rd of 1,529 men, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:34Running 1 2:07v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:17v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:29v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:56v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:35v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:45v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 6:01v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1520
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,520 men who finished.