The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Matthew Broughton crossed the line in 1:22:12: 393rd of 1,182 men, faster than 67% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:21 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:33. The race faded late: the second half went 2:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 3:33v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:58v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:10v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:14v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:24v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:25v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:27v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 5:51v median −0:25
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.