The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Connaughton finished 1,457th of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:49:44.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 8:34. A harder second half: 3:47 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 10:14Running 1 5:17v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:09v median −0:16
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Block 03 18:08Running 3 4:23v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 4:25v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 06 11:45Running 6 4:36v median −0:16
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 08 19:43Running 8 5:32v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.