The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Roles finished 1,238th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:32:04.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:09. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:46Running 1 4:19v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:36Running 4 6:13v median +0:45
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:38v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:11v median +0:42
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 6:26v median +0:58
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 7:08v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.