The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Gilston finished 173rd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:14:42, faster than 85% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:46. Stronger after halfway: 2:56 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 5:20Running 1 2:42v median −1:05
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:00v median −1:06
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 4:13v median −1:19
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:09v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:00v median −1:41
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:01v median −1:30
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:07v median −1:27
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 4:29v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.