The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Simpson finished 983rd of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:29:29.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:21. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in London. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 6:03v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:18v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:29v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 4:30v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:38v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 4:51v median −0:01
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 5:44v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.