The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2023, Alex Swan crossed the line in 1:24:54: 858th of 1,865 men, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:59 on the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London gave the field time back: about 1:18 faster than the average race this season, by 1,114 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:55v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:12v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:35v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:36v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:47v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:45v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:45v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 6:18v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.