The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2023, Ben Harman crossed the line in 1:18:58: 547th of 1,865 men, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:30 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran fast: the 1,114 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:40v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:54v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:22v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:26v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:37v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:30v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 5:53v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.