The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathew Saunders finished 1,702nd of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:51:46.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:59Running 1 4:59v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:53v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:11v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 6:16v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:34v median +1:55
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 7:11v median +1:42
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Block 07 15:51Running 7 8:42v median +3:14
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Block 08 20:13Running 8 13:41v median +7:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.