The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Smithwick finished 1,739th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:54:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:13 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 8:34Running 1 4:03v median +0:05
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Block 02 11:08Running 2 6:31v median +1:32
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Block 03 15:36Running 3 8:40v median +3:14
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 7:05v median +1:37
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Block 05 13:41Running 5 8:02v median +2:23
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Block 06 10:17Running 6 7:03v median +1:34
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Block 07 14:22Running 7 6:30v median +1:02
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 7:40v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.