The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:42 at London 2023 put Mike Birtwhistle on the age-group podium: 3rd of 47 in the 55–59 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 69% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:19, ahead of 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 7:41Running 1 3:25v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:17v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:39v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:37v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:45v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:37v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:38v median −0:50
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 4:56v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.