The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:18 at Birmingham 2023 put Shane Conroy 159th of 1,182 men in the Open division, ahead of 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:24 quicker than the median and 102nd of 1,182. Stronger after halfway: 1:58 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 7:28Running 1 3:01v median −0:46
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:05v median −1:01
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 4:29v median −1:03
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:26v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:31v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:37v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:03v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.