The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Watkin finished 1,732nd of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:53:59.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:03. The race faded late: the second half went 7:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:28, behind 91% of the field.
The field ran 3:54 faster at London 2023 than at London 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:52v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 6:19v median +1:20
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 6:48v median +1:22
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 6:32v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:38Running 5 7:15v median +1:36
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 6:56v median +1:27
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Block 07 16:35Running 7 7:16v median +1:48
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Block 08 18:45Running 8 9:05v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.