The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2023, Oliver Gell crossed the line in 1:24:52: 855th of 1,865 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:42 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:32.
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 9:07Running 1 4:08v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:13v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:20v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:18v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:22v median −0:06
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:32v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.