The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dave Hamnett finished 234th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:16:36, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:14 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:19Running 1 3:04v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:03v median −1:03
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 4:57v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:44v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:37v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:31v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:28v median −1:06
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 4:48v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.