The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raymond Williams finished 522nd of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:46:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athens ran fast: the 284 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races. That was 3:32 off the time at Houston 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:54v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:08v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:19v median +0:20
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Block 04 14:19Running 4 5:42v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:00v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:14v median +1:20
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Block 07 14:48Running 7 6:17v median +1:25
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Block 08 17:40Running 8 7:07v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.