The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Higgins finished 1,599th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:44:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:09 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:04 worse 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 9:02Running 1 4:21v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:25v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 5:22v median −0:04
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:30v median +0:02
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:59v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:20v median −0:09
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Block 07 13:37Running 7 5:39v median +0:11
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 7:49v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.