The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Chester finished 1,796th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 2:01:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:50 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 9:13Running 1 4:33v median +0:35
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Block 02 11:28Running 2 7:17v median +2:18
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Block 03 15:39Running 3 7:36v median +2:10
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Block 04 14:29Running 4 7:31v median +2:03
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Block 05 13:00Running 5 7:16v median +1:37
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Block 06 10:20Running 6 6:41v median +1:12
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Block 07 15:08Running 7 6:44v median +1:16
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Block 08 22:24Running 8 8:55v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.