The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darryl Sparks finished 991st of 1,145 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2024, in 1:46:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:17. A harder second half: 4:10 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 9:29Running 1 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:31v median +0:19
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Block 04 17:29Running 4 5:42v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:02v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:45v median +0:17
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Block 07 16:17Running 7 6:03v median +0:37
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 7:23v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.