The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehrzad Sotoodeh finished 336th of 404 men in the Open division at Los Angeles 2023, in 1:48:40.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 7:51. Stronger after halfway: 7:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Los Angeles ran fast: the 239 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 5:33v median +0:15
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 03 18:56Running 3 5:54v median +0:22
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 5:42v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:49v median +0:24
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:43v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 6:45v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.