The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2025, John Friend-Pereira crossed the line in 1:20:24: 831st of 2,118 men, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:54Running 1 2:44v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:32v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:58v median +0:03
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:19v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:18v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:27v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:22v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:51v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.