The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Southall finished 830th of 1,145 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2024, in 1:36:17.
The runs carried this race: faster than 44% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 4:09 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 5:28v median +0:16
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Block 04 15:13Running 4 5:34v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:45v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 07 13:22Running 7 5:29v median +0:03
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 6:39v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.