The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Watson finished 1,418th of 2,118 men in the Open division at Melbourne 2025, in 1:31:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:55. 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 7:34Running 1 2:27v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:14v median −0:21
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:01v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:49v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 4:58v median −0:01
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 5:50v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.