The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Essen 2019, Kevin Kirsch crossed the line in 1:15:22: 33rd of 219 men, faster than 85% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:58 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:05, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Essen gained about 4:19. Kevin Kirsch's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:32v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:27v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:59v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:53v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:43v median −1:03
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:07v median −1:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 214
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 214 men who finished.