The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ollie Williams finished 661st of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:20:57, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:30Running 1 3:47v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:46v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:55v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:02v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:51v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 4:46v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:24v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.