The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, David Assis crossed the line in 1:19:57: 332nd of 1,182 men, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:04 quicker than the median and 76th of 1,182. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 worse 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 8:14Running 1 3:49v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:08v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:34v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:53v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:07v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:42v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:52v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 6:33v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.