The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jac Smith finished 150th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:14:05, faster than 87% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:30 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 6:59Running 1 2:51v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:03v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:15v median −1:17
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:05v median −1:29
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:18v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:02v median −1:29
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:14v median −1:20
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 4:52v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.