The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Ball finished 1,026th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:27:35.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. That was 0:23 off the time at Glasgow 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:50v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:12v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:25v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:28v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:43v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:35v median +0:06
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:37v median +0:09
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:00v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.