The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Wood finished 969th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:26:35.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:14Running 1 3:59v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:07v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:29v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:37v median +0:09
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:55v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:59v median +0:30
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 6:01v median +0:33
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 6:57v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.