The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nihar Shah finished 1,429th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:37:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 3:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:37Running 1 4:20v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:05v median +0:06
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Block 03 14:00Running 3 5:58v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:46v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 5:22v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:03v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.