The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Melbourne 2025, John Buttigieg crossed the line in 1:22:41: 974th of 2,118 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
John Buttigieg's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:22Running 1 2:08v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:03v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:29v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:34v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:53v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:50v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 4:57v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 6:04v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.