The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Junior Oby Obi finished in the top 10% of the field at Paris 2023, in 1:07:23 for 17th of 761 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:03 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:58, was faster than 97% of the field.
Paris ran slow: the 414 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:58 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:15v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:07v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:31v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:36v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:43v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:31v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:25v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:05v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 717
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 717 men who finished.