The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tobias Birgels finished 87th of 219 men in the Open division at Essen 2019, in 1:24:45, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:34 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Essen ran fast: the 102 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:08v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:43v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 6:56v median +1:11
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 6:39v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:50v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:05v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:57v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 6:15v median +0:01
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.