The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Jenkinson won the 50–54 age group at London 2023 in 1:12:10, first of 15.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:29 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran fast: the 182 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Pro division for Mark Jenkinson.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:09v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:16v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 4:31v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:36v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 4:28v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 4:48v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.