The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2023, William Wu crossed the line in 1:12:32: 221st of 1,865 men, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:00. Time in the roxzone, 4:09, was faster than 96% of the field.
London gave the field time back: about 1:18 faster than the average race this season, by 1,114 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:10v median −0:48
-
Block 02 7:20Running 2 3:46v median −1:13
-
Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:00v median −1:26
-
Block 04 8:01Running 4 3:53v median −1:35
-
Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:06v median −1:33
-
Block 06 6:25Running 6 3:57v median −1:32
-
Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:00v median −1:28
-
Block 08 12:51Running 8 4:16v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1836
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,836 men who finished.