The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Akik finished 1,419th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:37:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:12. A harder second half: 7:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:53Running 1 3:25v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:51v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:42v median +0:16
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 5:36v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:31v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:56v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:26v median −0:02
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 6:48v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.