The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Chris Prothero crossed the line in 1:21:40: 379th of 1,182 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 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 7:38Running 1 3:09v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:17v median −0:49
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 4:23v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:32v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:45v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 4:40v median −0:51
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:37v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.