The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Esa-Matti Aalto took 2nd of 11 in the 40–44 age group at Hamburg 2019, in 1:27:16.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:57 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:21 slower at Hamburg 2019 than at Hannover 2019, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:39v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:17v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 4:30v median −0:47
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:40v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:44v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 4:54v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:09v median −0:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 140
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 140 men who finished.