The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Junior Obi won the 16–24 age group at Rotterdam 2023 in 1:05:24, first of 47.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:27, ahead of 99% of the field.
Rotterdam ran slow: the 421 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 slower here than at their other races. Junior Obi's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:56v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:26v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:41v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:42v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:44v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:43v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:35v median −1:18
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:44v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 men who finished.