The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:19 at Essen 2019 put Marcus Mathia 158th of 219 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:43 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:43Running 1 3:46v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:47v median −0:22
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 5:17v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:09v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:24v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:19v median −0:27
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 5:27v median −0:18
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Block 08 18:43Running 8 5:47v median −0:27
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.