The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Roberts finished 1,542nd of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:42:29.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:16 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse 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 8:51Running 1 4:30v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:54Running 2 6:03v median +1:04
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:36v median +1:10
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 6:48v median +1:20
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 7:24v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 7:00v median +1:31
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 6:51v median +1:23
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Block 08 14:44Running 8 8:03v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.