The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:55 at Melbourne 2025 put John Purkis on the age-group podium: 3rd of 97 in the 16–24 age group.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:01 quicker than the median and 16th of 752. Stronger after halfway: 3:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:21, was faster than 98% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:17Running 1 2:18v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:37v median −1:01
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 3:41v median −1:13
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:44v median −1:14
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:49v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:49v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 3:42v median −1:17
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Block 08 7:40Running 8 4:10v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 746
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 746 men who finished.