The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Wickenden finished 621st of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:20:06, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:20 quicker than the median and 195th of 1,865. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 3:38v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:34v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:43v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 4:51v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:51v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:50v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 4:54v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.