The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Cooper finished 554th of 1,145 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2024, in 1:25:46, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:15 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Chris Cooper's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:25v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:58v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:50v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:08v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:12v median −0:16
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:19v median −0:07
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 6:17v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.