The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Gerard Mullen crossed the line in 1:21:03: 361st of 1,182 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:46 on the median. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:06. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:06 faster at Birmingham 2023 than at Birmingham 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:25v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:01v median −0:31
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 5:01v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:31v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:13v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:45v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.