The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2024, Sean Mckechnie crossed the line in 1:19:40: 545th of 1,637 men, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:45 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. 6:36 faster than at Glasgow 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:34v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 3:57v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 3:52v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 3:56v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:23v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:07v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:18v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 5:07v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.