The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Watts finished 1,018th of 2,118 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:23:30, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:35. A harder second half: 2:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:03Running 1 2:44v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:49v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:07v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:01v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:10v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 7:11v median +2:09
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:05v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:59v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.