The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ralph Smith finished 306th of 321 men in the Pro division at London 2023, in 1:53:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:11. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse 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 9:15Running 1 4:41v median +1:07
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 6:02v median +1:27
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Block 03 16:22Running 3 6:56v median +1:57
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Block 04 14:40Running 4 6:58v median +1:56
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:07v median +1:56
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Block 06 9:59Running 6 6:44v median +1:43
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Block 07 17:12Running 7 6:51v median +1:43
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 7:39v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.