The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Bacon finished 1,234th of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:37:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:24. Stronger after halfway: 1:32 better against the middle of the field 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 10:18Running 1 5:18v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:03v median −0:22
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Block 03 14:14Running 3 4:39v median −0:07
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 6:02v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.