The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Shardlow took 3rd of 17 in the 16–24 age group at London 2023, in 1:12:07.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 182 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 3:09v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:17v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:31v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:33v median −0:28
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:32v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:50v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 320
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 320 men who finished.