The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2025, Duy Hieu Phan crossed the line in 1:18:45: 740th of 2,118 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 2:21v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:14v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:32v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:23v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:36v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:29v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:30v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 5:23v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.