The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Los Angeles 2023, Joseph Shook crossed the line in 1:21:18: 122nd of 404 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Los Angeles gained about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:56v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:43v median −0:49
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:37v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:55v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:43v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:36v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:47v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 395
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 395 men who finished.