The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Chris Hall at Birmingham 2023: 1:10:55, 80th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:10 quicker than the median and 188th of 1,182. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:01, was faster than 97% of the field.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:23v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:26v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:29v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:33v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:30v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:26v median −1:08
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 4:44v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.