The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Axentioiu finished 1,114th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:29:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 57% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:56 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 7:50Running 1 3:48v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 5:11v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:57v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 6:21v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:11v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:58v median +0:29
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 5:54v median +0:26
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:58v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.