The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Howard finished 102nd of 436 men in the Open division at Dallas 2023, in 1:24:47, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:28, ahead of 93% of the field.
Dallas cost the whole field time: about 1:59 more than the average race this season, going by 250 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:19v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:38v median −0:46
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 5:07v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:14v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:17v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:18v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:36v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 5:54v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 422
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 422 men who finished.