The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Strathern finished 1,072nd of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:31:53.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 6:16v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 4:55v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:31v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:32v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:27v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:22v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.