The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2023, in 1:10:28 for 76th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:56 quicker than the median and 14th of 1,182. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:44, ahead of 87% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2023 and Glasgow 2023 were 1:46 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:21v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:24v median −0:42
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:03v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:52v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:12v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.