The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Jardine finished 699th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:21:42, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 4:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:47 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 8:31Running 1 4:05v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:32v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:35v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:33v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:17v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:18v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:58v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.