The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2025, James Elwin crossed the line in 1:21:15: 881st of 2,118 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 2:55v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:54v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:07v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:15v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:14v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 5:57v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.