The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Batey finished 1,031st of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:27:38.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:18 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran fast: the 1,114 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Joe Batey.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:16v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:22v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:46v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:49v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:20v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 6:03v median +0:34
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 6:07v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 6:37v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.