The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Cranswick finished 1,242nd of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:37:22.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:29, behind 92% of the field.
London cost the whole field time: about 1:32 more than the average race this season, going by 1,496 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:21v median −0:28
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:45v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:10v median +0:24
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Block 04 13:50Running 4 6:44v median +1:55
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 7:23v median +2:22
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:53v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 7:22v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.