The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2024, Joshua Matheson crossed the line in 1:23:39: 675th of 1,529 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:30v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:47v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:07v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:12v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:04v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:13v median −0:03
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 6:14v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.