The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:24 at Hamburg 2021 put Dirk Hildebrandt on the age-group podium: 3rd of 12 in the 55–59 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:19, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Hamburg 2021 than at Hamburg 2019, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 4:49v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:49v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:55v median −0:34
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:08v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:07v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:05v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:07v median −0:27
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 5:42v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.