The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Macdonald finished 1,825th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 2:09:45.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 9:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:39 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 10:14Running 1 5:04v median +1:06
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:10v median +1:11
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 6:33v median +1:07
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Block 04 21:53Running 4 7:02v median +1:34
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 7:14v median +1:35
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 7:26v median +1:57
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Block 07 18:58Running 7 7:26v median +1:58
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Block 08 24:43Running 8 8:41v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.