The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Zaid Al-Chalabi crossed the line in 1:14:33: 167th of 1,182 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:45, ahead of 86% 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. That was 0:23 off the time at London 2022.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:15v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:23v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 4:29v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:36v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:35v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:35v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:34v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:01v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.