The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leigh Johnson finished 1,787th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:59:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:55 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:18.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 6:41v median +2:43
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:30v median +0:31
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 7:06v median +1:40
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Block 04 16:25Running 4 6:45v median +1:17
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 8:18v median +2:39
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 6:34v median +1:05
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Block 07 17:55Running 7 7:13v median +1:45
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Block 08 20:08Running 8 9:12v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.