The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Mensah finished 1,172nd of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:34:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:51 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:26 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 10:42Running 1 5:49v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:11v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 4:29v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:35v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:28v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 08 18:53Running 8 5:19v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.