The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Huffington won the 55–59 age group at Birmingham 2023 in 1:15:42, first of 53.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:13, ahead of 95% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:23v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:29v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:29v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:31v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:35v median −0:56
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:33v median −1:01
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 4:59v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.