The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Hill finished 1,404th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:36:52.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:08 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
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 8:49Running 1 4:22v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:17v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:28v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:59v median +0:31
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:34v median +1:55
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:55v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:48v median +0:20
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 9:21v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.