The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2021, Alvaro Taracena crossed the line in 1:21:20: 64th of 304 men, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:20, ahead of 91% of the field.
This was a slow day in Hamburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:57. 4:16 slower than at Leipzig 2021, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:23v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:49v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:47v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:56v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:38v median −0:53
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:47v median −0:47
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 5:50v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.