The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2025, Josh Talbot crossed the line in 1:17:00: 630th of 2,118 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:04Running 1 2:34v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:15v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:36v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:36v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:43v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:39v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:35v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 5:28v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2103
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,103 men who finished.