The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:45 at London 2023 put Ben May 1,362nd of 1,865 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:50. A harder second half: 7:39 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 8:36Running 1 4:09v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:15v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:30v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 5:28v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:42v median +0:03
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 5:30v median +0:01
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 5:31v median +0:03
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Block 08 18:56Running 8 6:31v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.