The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Thurgood finished 1,519th of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:55:35.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:39 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 10:22Running 1 5:44v median −0:05
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Block 02 11:35Running 2 5:28v median +1:03
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 6:23v median +1:37
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Block 04 15:12Running 4 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:10v median +1:18
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 5:54v median +1:02
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Block 08 18:12Running 8 7:21v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:39
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.