The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Holmes finished 1,356th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:35:39.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:44 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:26v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:54v median +0:28
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:01v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:17v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:15v median +0:46
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Block 07 18:22Running 7 10:22v median +4:54
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 6:58v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.