The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Pickering finished 389th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:22:02, faster than 67% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:36 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:56 faster at Birmingham 2023 than at Manchester 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:18v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:05v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:20v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:25v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:16v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:21v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:38v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.