The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Johnston took 2nd of 28 in the 55–59 age group at Rotterdam 2023, in 1:23:08.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran slow: the 421 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Brian Johnston.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:24v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:51v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:17v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:21v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:34v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:32v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:34v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 5:34v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.