The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karl Smith finished 1,759th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:47:39.
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 5:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:29, behind 86% of the field.
London gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 1,383 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:58v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:58v median +0:28
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 5:52v median +1:03
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Block 04 16:02Running 4 5:41v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:52v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 07 15:35Running 7 5:30v median +0:35
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Block 08 20:33Running 8 7:40v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1855
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,855 men who finished.