The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Mark Clair crossed the line in 1:18:42: 290th of 1,182 men, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:45 slower than the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:25, ahead of 92% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:54v median −0:53
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 3:57v median −1:09
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 4:05v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:09v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:14v median −1:27
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:11v median −1:20
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 4:11v median −1:23
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 4:46v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.