The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:58 at Birmingham 2023 put Ben Blowes 250th of 1,182 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:39. Time in the roxzone, 4:30, was faster than 91% of the field.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both. 1:01 slower than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:36v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:26v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:36v median −0:56
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:38v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:39v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:34v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 4:33v median −1:01
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:11v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.