The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Richard Daniels crossed the line in 1:19:48: 327th of 1,182 men, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 87% 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 7:49Running 1 3:15v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:23v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 4:51v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:59v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:58v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:54v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:23v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.