The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:28 at Birmingham 2023 put Mark Jenkinson on the age-group podium: 2nd of 91 in the 50–54 age group.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:43 quicker than the median and 26th of 1,182. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:03, ahead of 97% of the field.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both. 10:42 faster than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:11v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:32v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:39v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:38v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:30v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 4:57v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1180
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,180 men who finished.