The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Wilcox finished 1,532nd of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:41:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:45Running 1 5:06v median +1:08
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 6:08v median +1:09
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Block 03 15:31Running 3 10:28v median +5:02
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 6:40v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:55v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:44v median +1:15
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 6:44v median +1:16
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 7:25v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.