The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Barwell finished 1,122nd of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:29:20.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:48 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:58 better 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 7:43Running 1 3:36v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:16v median +0:17
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 6:25v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:44Running 4 6:42v median +1:14
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 6:24v median +0:45
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:54v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:15v median +0:47
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 6:14v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.