The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Gleeson finished 863rd of 1,529 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2024, in 1:28:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:48v median +2:05
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:20v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:39v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 4:36v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:53v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 4:50v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:05v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 6:07v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.