The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Childs finished 258th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:17:27, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the SkiErg: 4:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:47 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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. Matt Childs's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 3:49Running 1 3:31v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 4:52v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:06v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:53v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 5:21v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.