The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Hancox finished 229th of 321 men in the Pro division at London 2023, in 1:30:12.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:45 quicker than the median and 35th of 321. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:09 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
London ran fast: the 182 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:27v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:25v median −0:10
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 5:24v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:36v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 6:18v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.