The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Russell finished 709th of 921 women in the Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:44:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:04. Stronger after halfway: 2:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helen Russell's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 3:22v median +0:22
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:36v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 04 15:06Running 4 5:45v median +0:11
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 5:54v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:43v median +0:02
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Block 07 13:44Running 7 5:59v median +0:22
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 6:52v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 911
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 911 women who finished.