The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Lauff finished 144th of 219 men in the Open division at Essen 2019, in 1:33:58.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:42 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Essen ran fast: the 102 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:19 quicker here than at their other races. Thomas Lauff's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:43v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 6:19v median +1:10
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 7:03v median +1:18
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 6:53v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:56v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:16v median +0:30
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 6:08v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 6:46v median +0:32
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.