The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Joseph Shaw crossed the line in 1:22:28: 398th of 1,182 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:03 quicker than the median and 297th of 1,182. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:29.
Birmingham ran slow: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:27v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:20v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 4:33v median −0:59
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:38v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:45v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:44v median −0:47
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 4:41v median −0:53
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 5:14v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.