The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Melvoin finished 512th of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:18:51, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:31. A harder second half: 5:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London cost the whole field time: about 1:32 more than the average race this season, going by 1,496 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 5:08v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:54v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:18v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:09v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:23v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:10v median −0:42
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 4:39v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1531
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,531 men who finished.