The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:14 at London 2023 put Paul Sheppard 1,389th of 1,865 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:49 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 8:32Running 1 4:14v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:25v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:11v median +0:43
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:13v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:41v median +1:12
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:08v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 7:06v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
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.