The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2021, Adrian Schaefer-Rolffs crossed the line in 1:19:57: 53rd of 304 men, faster than 83% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:48 quicker than the median and 19th of 304. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. 14:15 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Hamburg cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 212 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:54v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 2:35v median −2:24
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:34v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:32v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:30v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:39v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:39v median −0:55
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 5:27v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 299
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 299 men who finished.