The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Bickford finished 1,049th of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:31:18.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London ran slow: the 1,496 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:43v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:03v median −0:22
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 4:24v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:25v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:46v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:41v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 5:43v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.