The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Michael Watters crossed the line in 1:22:04: 390th of 1,182 men, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 5:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:20, was faster than 94% of the field.
The field ran 1:46 slower at Birmingham 2023 than at Glasgow 2023, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:25v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:44v median −0:22
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Block 03 14:52Running 3 9:39v median +4:07
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:08v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:03v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 4:58v median −0:36
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 5:33v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.