The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2023, Rhys Collings crossed the line in 1:16:17: 351st of 1,865 men, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:19v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:33v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:48v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:40v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:44v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:31v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:50v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 4:37v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.