The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ray Parham finished 1,861st of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 2:43:41.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 12:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 18:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:34, behind 95% 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 11:09Running 1 6:15v median +2:17
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Block 02 13:34Running 2 9:49v median +4:50
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Block 03 16:29Running 3 10:41v median +5:15
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Block 04 23:43Running 4 10:23v median +4:55
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Block 05 16:22Running 5 10:41v median +5:02
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Block 06 14:48Running 6 11:38v median +6:09
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Block 07 29:30Running 7 11:35v median +6:07
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Block 08 27:42Running 8 14:26v median +8:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.