The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Chris Taylor crossed the line in 1:21:10: 365th of 1,182 men, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:31 quicker than the median and 234th of 1,182. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:41v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:18v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:42v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:45v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:42v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:47v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:21v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.