The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:07 at Essen 2019 put Sebastian Sperling 110th of 219 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Essen gave the field time back: about 4:19 faster than the average race this season, by 102 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:32v median −0:30
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 4:35v median −0:34
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 5:20v median −0:25
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 5:27v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:47v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:18v median −0:28
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:05v median −0:40
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 5:36v median −0:38
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.