The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Rhys Harries crossed the line in 1:15:37: 202nd of 1,182 men, faster than 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 4:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 86% of the field.
Birmingham ran slow: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 2:54v median −0:53
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 3:55v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:27v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:27v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:41v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:45v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 4:33v median −1:01
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 4:59v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.