The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Parton at Birmingham 2023: 1:11:19, 86th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:33 quicker than the median and 172nd of 1,182. Time in the roxzone, 4:12, was faster than 95% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:12v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:11v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:19v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:23v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:25v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:25v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:11v median −1:23
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:30v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.