The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Marsh finished 1,717th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:52:39.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:33. A harder second half: 7:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:43Running 1 4:39v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 6:04v median +1:05
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Block 03 12:28Running 3 6:22v median +0:56
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 6:40v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:10v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:52Running 6 6:34v median +1:05
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Block 07 17:28Running 7 6:39v median +1:11
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Block 08 17:15Running 8 8:39v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.