The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Andrew Powell at Birmingham 2023: 1:11:30, 92nd of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:53 quicker than the median and 157th of 1,182. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:35, was faster than 90% 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 7:30Running 1 3:20v median −0:27
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 6:12v median +1:06
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:16v median −1:16
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:17v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:26v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:24v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:19v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 4:41v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.