The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Macphie finished 1,098th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:28:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:18. A harder second half: 5:11 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:09v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:35v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:59v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:07v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:29v median +0:50
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:26v median +0:57
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 6:14v median +0:46
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:36v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.