The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Newman finished 764th of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:24:54, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran slow: the 1,496 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 slower here than at their other races. That was 0:13 off the time at Dublin 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:45v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:13v median −0:12
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Block 03 14:10Running 3 4:29v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:33v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:32v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:15v median −0:37
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 4:57v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.