The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Bates finished 1,185th of 2,118 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:26:28.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 5:10 on the median. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Adam Bates.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 2:42v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 5:01v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:09v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:08v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:20v median +0:18
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Block 07 5:29Running 7 5:24v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 6:52v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:07
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.