The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Bland finished 1,324th of 2,118 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:29:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:22v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:03v median −0:32
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 4:46v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 4:40v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:38v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 5:31v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.